RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 (P384835)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1922-0183

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. ha#-[am]-mu#-ra-pi2#
2. lugal# [kal-ga]
3. lugal# [ka2-dingir-ra{ki}]
4. u4 {d#}utu lugal-mu
5. x x x a
6. x x x x ni
7. x UD? x x x
8. dagal-e-de3
9. inim# in-du11#-ga#-a#
10. gesz# in-tuku-ni-me-en
11. gu3 hul2 ma-an-de2
12. a2#-bi hu-mu-da-an-ag2
13. u4-ba
14. sza3#-gal2 diri-de3
15. a-gar3 a gar-ra
16. e hu-mu-si-ga
17. ugu2-ba
18. bad3 ga2-gi4-a
19. hu-mu-du3
20. sza3-ba
21. {i7}{d}a-a-he2-gal2
22. [hu-mu-ba-al]
23. [a nam-he2]
24. [he2-bi2-de2]
25. [nam-bi-sze3]
26. [{d}a-a]
27. [nin zimbir{ki}]
28. [he2-en-szi-hul2-le]
29. [ki {d}utu]
30. [gidlam-ni-da]
31. [ti u4-su3-ra2]
32. [bala nam-x ...]
33. [suhusz? he2?-x x]
34. [x ... he2-en-szi-...]
35. [... sag-e-esz2]
36. [ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
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 4.03.06.01 composite (P448467) Q002180 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P384835

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1922-0183
Accession Number W-B 183

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1922.183
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P384835

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.06.01, 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: OECT 1, pl. 30, W.-B. 1922, 183

    [Langdon1923OECT1] Langdon, Stephen H. 1923. The H. Weld-Blundell Collection in the Ashmolean Museum. I: Sumerian and Semitic Religious and Historical Texts. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 1. London: Oxford University Press.

  • citation: CBI, 191

    [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
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 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-04-24 at 14:26:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.03.06.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P384835.
RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P384835). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P384835 (Original work published 2008)
RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P384835 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P384835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P384835},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.03.06.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P384835.
RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P384835). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P384835 (Original work published 2008)
RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P384835 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P384835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P384835},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P384835
LB  - CDLI:P384835
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - RIME 4.03.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P384835
ER  -
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