RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 (P247661)

Official or display brick excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 84-26-001

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal inscription; building of the E-PA; UrNanshe 53; 4x2 lines; 295x295x65mm)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

295.0 mm × 195.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. ur-{d}nansze
  AN NANSZE UR
2. lugal
3. lagasz
4. dumu gu#-ni#-DU
column 2
1. e2-PA
2. mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal inscription; building of the E-PA; UrNanshe 53; 4x2 lines; 295x295x65mm)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.09.01.30b composite (P431066) Q003642 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P247661

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 295.0 mm × 195.0 mm × 65.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 84-26-001
Accession Number

External resources

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-07 at 17:55:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 09:59:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 18:45:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-01-09 at 17:11:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-18 at 08:45:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-13 at 10:01:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:58 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:21 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.01.30b, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247661.
RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P247661). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247661 (Original work published 2004)
RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247661 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247661},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/7/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P247661
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247661
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.01.30b, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247661.
RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P247661). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247661 (Original work published 2004)
RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247661 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247661},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P247661
LB  - CDLI:P247661
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - RIME 1.09.01.30b, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247661
ER  - 
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