RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 (P345487)

Official or display brick excavated in Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 114342

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
2. nita kal-ga
3. engar zi uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal larsa{ki}-ma
5. me esz3 e2-babbar-ra
6. ku3-ku3-ge
7. eridu{ki} u4 ul-li2-a-ta
8. szu mu-un-hul-a-ba
9. bala nig2-si-sa2-mu-usz
10. du3-de3 al bi2-du11
11. {d}en-ki-ke4
12. ki-tusz ku3 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
13. mu-na-du3
14. gesz-hur ul-li2-a-ka-ni
15. ki-be2 mu-na-gi4

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.02.08.05 composite (P448362) Q002046 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345487

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain)
Excavated by Reginald Campbell Thompson; Acquired by the British Museum in 1918.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 114342
Accession Number 1918-10-12, 0677

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.114342
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345487
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1918-1012-677

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.08.05, ex. 01

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

  • history: CT 36, pl. 03, BM 114342

    [Gadd1921CT36] Gadd, Cyril John. 1921. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 36.

  • citation: CBI, 036

    [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
2024-08-02 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
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-03-07 at 15:18:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.08.05, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345487.
RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P345487). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345487 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345487 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345487},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345487
LB  - CDLI:P345487
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345487
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.08.05, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345487.
RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P345487). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345487 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345487 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345487},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345487
LB  - CDLI:P345487
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - RIME 4.02.08.05, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345487
ER  -
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