RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 (P427897)

Official or display brick excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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 090271

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

432.0 mm × 432.0 mm

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIMB 2.06.21.02 composite (P469087) Q006306 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P427897

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 432.0 mm × 432.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Excavated by William Kennett Loftus; Acquired by the British Museum in 1852.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090271
Accession Number 1851-01-01, 0277

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90271
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P427897
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1851-0101-277

References

  • primary: RIMB 2, .06.21.02, ex. 009

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • citation: CBI, 074

    [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
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 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
2024-06-11 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
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIMB 2.06.21.02, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427897.
RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P427897). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427897 (Original work published 2011)
RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427897 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427897},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427897},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIMB 2.06.21.02, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427897.
RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P427897). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427897 (Original work published 2011)
RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427897 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427897},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427897},
}


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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P427897
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - RIMB 2.06.21.02, ex. 009 artifact entry
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ER  -
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