RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 (P232528)

Official or display brick excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090798

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
column 1
1. [{d}nansze]
2. nin# uru16#
3. [nin] in#-dub#-ba#
4. nin#-a#-ni
5. gu3#-de2-a
6. ensi2#
7. lagasz#{ki#}
8. [nig2]-du7#-e# pa# mu-na#-e3
column 2
1. [nina{ki} iri ki-ag2-ga2-ni-a]
2. e2# sirara6#
3. kur e2-ta# [il2]-la#-[ni]
4. mu-na#-[du3]
5. ki#-be2# [mu-na-gi4]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/1.01.07.025 composite (P431961) Q000901 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P232528

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Unknown; Acquired by the British Museum pre-1900.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090798
Accession Number 1979-12-20, 0357

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232528
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1979-1220-357

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07.025, ex. 02

    [Edzard1997RIME3/1] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1997. Gudea and His Dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, vol. 3/1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 281, Gudea 30 B [1991]

    [Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • citation: CBI, 008

    [Walker1981Bricks] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1981. Cuneiform Brick Inscriptions in the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the City of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-09 at 09:42:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:11:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:25:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:40:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:33:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2021-07-26 at 07:15:15 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-04 at 21:56:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-20 at 09:20:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-20 at 09:20:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:12 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.025, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232528.
RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P232528). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232528 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232528 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232528},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.025, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232528.
RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P232528). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232528 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232528 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232528},
}


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TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07.025, ex. 02 artifact entry
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