RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 03 (P432098)

Official or display brick excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090396

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. [ur-{d}namma]
2. [lugal uri5{ki}-ma]
3. [lugal ki-en]-gi# ki#-[uri]
4. lu2 [e2] {d}en-lil2-[la2]
5. in#-du3-a#

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.01.24 composite (P432134) Q000949 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P432098

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Found by Sir Austen Henry Layard at Nippur in 1850; Purchased from Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson in 1851.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090396
Accession Number 1851-10-09, 0086

External resources

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.01.24, ex. 03

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
2014-12-01 at 10:36:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-02 at 10:10:35 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.24, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P432098.
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P432098). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432098 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 03 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432098 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P432098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P432098},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.24, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P432098.
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P432098). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432098 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 03 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432098 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P432098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P432098},
}

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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/22/
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