RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 (P365462)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090267

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

330.0 mm × 120.0 mm × 80.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
obverse
1. {d}suen-ga-szi-id
2. dumu {d}nin-sun2
3. lugal unu{ki}-ga
4. ba-dim2
5. e2-an-na

Text content

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

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 4.04.01.01 composite (P448517) Q002238 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P365462

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 330.0 mm × 120.0 mm × 80.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Excavated by William Kennett Loftus; Acquired by the British Museum in 1851.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090267
Accession Number 1851-01-01, 0291

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90267
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P365462
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1851-0101-291

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 04.01.01, 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 21, pl. 12 BM 090267

    [King1905CT21] King, Leonard W. 1905. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 21.

  • citation: CBI, 053

    [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 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-05-16 at 11:29:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-22 at 17:01:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.01.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P365462.
RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P365462). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365462 (Original work published 2007)
RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365462 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365462},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.01.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P365462.
RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P365462). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365462 (Original work published 2007)
RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365462 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P365462
LB  - CDLI:P365462
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - RIME 4.04.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365462
ER  -
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