RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 (P257416)

Official or display brick excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 35-43-001

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal inscription; cf. Walker, Brick Inscriptions no. 49; 345x270x80mm)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. [sa-am-su-i-lu-na]
2. lugal# kal#-[ga]
3. lugal
4. babila{ki}
5. lugal
6. kisz{ki}-a
7. lugal
8. an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
9. u6-nir ki-tusz mah
10. {d}za-ba4-ba4
11. {d}inanna-bi-da-ke4
12. kisz{ki}-a
13. szu gibil bi2-in-ak
14. sag-bi an-gin7
15. mi-ni-in-il2
surface b
1. sa#-am-su#-i-lu-na
2. lugal# kal-ga
3. lugal
4. babila#{ki}
5. lugal
6. kisz#{ki}-a
7. lugal
8. an#-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
9. u6#-nir ki#-tusz# mah
10. {d#}za-ba4-ba4
11. {d#}inanna-bi#-da-ke4
12. kisz#{ki}-a
13. szu# gibil bi2#-in-ak
14. sag#-bi an-gin7
15. [mi]-ni#-in-il2

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal inscription; cf. Walker, Brick Inscriptions no. 49; 345x270x80mm)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.03.07.06 composite (P448501) Q002223 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P257416

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 35-43-001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 344400
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.35-43-1
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P257416

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.07.06, ex. 11

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: JCS 37 (pp. 229-248), 237 35

    [Behrens1985JCS37] Behrens, Hermann. 1985. “Die Backsteine Mit Keilinschriften Im University Museum.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 37 (2): 229–48. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359869.

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
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 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-07 at 19:07:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-18 at 08:54:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-18 at 08:42:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-12-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.07.06, Ex. 11 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257416.
RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 artifact entry (No. P257416). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257416 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257416 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257416},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.07.06, Ex. 11 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257416.
RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 artifact entry (No. P257416). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257416 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257416 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257416},
}


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TI  - RIME 4.03.07.06, ex. 11 artifact entry
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