RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 (P427810)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 090166

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

280.0 mm × 190.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
obverse
1. en-an-na-tum2-ma
2. en ki-ag2 {d}nanna
3. en {d}nanna
4. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
5. dumu# {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan#
6. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri

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 4.01.04.04 composite (P448289) Q001948 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P427810

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 280.0 mm × 190.0 mm × 75.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090166
Accession Number 1979-12-20, 0082

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90166
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P427810
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1979-1220-82

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 01.04.04, ex. 04

    [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. 21 BM 090166

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

  • citation: CBI, 032

    [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
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-06-22 at 16:29:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-22 at 16:26:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.01.04.04, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427810.
RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P427810). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427810 (Original work published 2011)
RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427810 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427810},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P427810
LB  - CDLI:P427810
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P427810
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.01.04.04, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427810.
RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P427810). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427810 (Original work published 2011)
RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427810 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427810},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P427810
LB  - CDLI:P427810
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - RIME 4.01.04.04, ex. 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P427810
ER  -
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