BM 090041 (P427692)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090041

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

305.0 mm × 230.0 mm × 80.0 mm

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P427692

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 305.0 mm × 230.0 mm × 80.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090041
Accession Number 1979-12-20, 0032

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1979-1220-32

References

  • citation: CBI, 068

    [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
2026-03-08 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
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 090041 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427692.
BM 090041 artifact entry (No. P427692). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427692 (Original work published 2011)
BM 090041 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427692 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 090041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427692},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427692},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P427692
LB  - CDLI:P427692
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - BM 090041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P427692
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 090041 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427692.
BM 090041 artifact entry (No. P427692). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427692 (Original work published 2011)
BM 090041 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427692 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 090041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427692},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427692},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P427692
LB  - CDLI:P427692
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - BM 090041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P427692
ER  -
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