RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 ex. 008 (P427974)

Official or display brick excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 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 090361

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

230.0 mm × 145.0 mm × 85.0 mm

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 composite (P523306) Q006534 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P427974

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 230.0 mm × 145.0 mm × 85.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090361
Accession Number 1979-12-20, 0213

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1979-1220-213

References

  • primary: RINAP 2, 053 ex. 008

    [Frame2021RINAP2] Frame, Grant. 2021. The Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC). Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 2. Penn State University Press.

  • citation: CBI, 168

    [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
2024-10-15 at 08:43:48 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
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427974.
RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P427974). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427974 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 ex. 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427974 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427974},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427974.
RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P427974). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427974 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 2, Sargon II 053 ex. 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427974 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427974},
}


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