RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 43 (P248542)

Official or display brick excavated in Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-07953

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

95.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. {d#}en#-[ki]
2'. lugal# ki-ag2-ga2-ni-ir
3'. abzu# ki-ag2-ga2#-ni
4'. mu#-na-du3

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.03.15 composite (P432270) Q000988 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248542

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 95.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P248542

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.03.15, ex. 43

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: RA 72, p.41-46, p. 46 fig. 3

    [Foxvog1978inscriptions] Foxvog, Daniel A. 1978. “Royal Inscriptions at Berkeley.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 72: 41–46.

  • citation: RA 72, p.41-46, p. 46

    [Foxvog1978inscriptions] Foxvog, Daniel A. 1978. “Royal Inscriptions at Berkeley.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 72: 41–46.

    catalogue


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-25 at 19:12:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-12-08 at 09:28:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.15, Ex. 43 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248542.
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 43 artifact entry (No. P248542). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248542 (Original work published 2004)
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 43 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248542 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248542},
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.15, Ex. 43 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248542.
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 43 artifact entry (No. P248542). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248542 (Original work published 2004)
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 43 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248542 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248542},
}

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