RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008, ex. 001 (P428409)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 114277

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

267.0 mm × 191.0 mm × 76.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. {d}nanna# lugal# [...]
2. zi# nam#?-ti#?-[x x]
3. an#-szar2#-[...]
4. lugal# lugal-e#-ne# lugal#-[x x]
5. {d#}sin#-din#-su#-iq#-[x]
6. szagina# uri2#{ki#}-[x]
7. eridu#{ki#}-ga#-ke4#
8. u2#-[...]
9. esz3# [...]
10. e2#-[...]
11. e2# [...]
12. gibil-bi# [...]

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 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008 composite (P469118) Q003847 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P428409

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 267.0 mm × 191.0 mm × 76.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 114277
Accession Number 1919-10-11, 4708

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P428409
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-1011-4708

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008, ex. 001

    [Novotny2023RINAP5/3] Novotny, Jamie, Joshua Jeffers, and Grant Frame. 2023. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-Etel-Ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-Šarra-Iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria, Part 3. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/3. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: RIMB 2, .06.32.x2003, ex. 001

    [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, 082

    [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
2024-10-14 at 13:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2024-01-09 at 11:43:08 Novotny, Jamie Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-10-27 at 15:01:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Frame, Grant CDLI Approved View
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal X2008, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428409.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P428409). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428409 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428409 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} x2008, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428409},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal X2008, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428409.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P428409). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428409 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428409 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} x2008, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428409},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P428409
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M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal x2008, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P428409
ER  -
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