RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 (P370522)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1966-1048

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)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. [ha-am-mu-ra-pi2]
2. [lugal kal-ga]
3. [lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki}]
4. [lugal da-ga-an] kur mar-tu
5. lugal# ki-en-gi ki-uri
6. an#-ub#-ta limmu2-ba
7. ka# tesz2-a si3-ga
8. e2-me-te-ur-sag
9. e2 {d}za-ba4-ba4
10. kisz{ki}-a
11. su-mu-la-il3
12. ad-da-na-ke4
13. mu-un-du3-a
14. mu-un-sumun-am3
15. mu-na-ni-gibil

Text content

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

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 4.03.06.09 composite (P448476) Q002185 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370522

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number HMR 0248
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1966-1048
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P370522

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.06.09, ex. 03

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

  • history: MVN 10, 51

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 014, 1966-1048

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: AJSL 40 p. 226, 227, 230 Brick B 8

    [Langdon1924AJSL40] Langdon, Stephen H. 1924. “Selection of Inscriptions Excavated at Kish.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 40 (4): 225–30.

  • history: EK 1, 014 pl. 34 no. 3

    [Langdon1924Kish] Excavations at Kish: The Herbert Weld (for the University of Oxford) and Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago) Expedition to Mesopotamia Vol. I 1923-1924. 1924. Excavations at Kish 1. Paul Geuthner. http://digital.library.stonybrook.edu/cdm/ref/collection/amar/id/39321.

  • citation: CBI, 048

    [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
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-07 at 15:14:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-27 at 15:43:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 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
2022-12-30 at 13:14:50 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2015-10-10 at 10:46:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-06-11 at 06:57:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2013-04-27 at 13:34:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.09, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P370522.
RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P370522). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370522 (Original work published 2007)
RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370522 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370522},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.09, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P370522.
RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P370522). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370522 (Original work published 2007)
RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370522 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370522},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P370522
LB  - CDLI:P370522
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - RIME 4.03.06.09, ex. 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370522
ER  -
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