RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. 0007 (P232758)

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

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015785

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 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 3/1.01.07.037 composite (P429780) Q000908 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P232758

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 015785
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0005

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232758
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0612-5

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07.037, ex. 0007

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

  • 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, 006

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 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
2003-09-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.037, Ex. 0007 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232758.
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. 0007 artifact entry (No. P232758). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232758 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. 0007 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232758 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. 0007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232758},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.037, Ex. 0007 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232758.
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. 0007 artifact entry (No. P232758). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232758 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. 0007 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232758 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. 0007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232758},
}


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