RIMB 2.02.08.04, ex. 001 (P468712)

Official or display brick excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Early Neo-Babylonian (ca. 1150-730 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 090286

Period

Early Neo-Babylonian (ca. 1150-730 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

355.0 mm × 330.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Neo-Babylonian (ca. 1150-730 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIMB 2.02.08.04 composite (P469048) Q006266 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P468712

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 355.0 mm × 330.0 mm × 50.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090286
Accession Number 1821-01-20, 0013

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90286
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P468712

References

  • primary: RIMB 2, .02.08.04, 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: Iraq 36 (pp. 5-28), p. 27, no. 8

    [Barnett1974Iraq36] Barnett, Richard D., and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1974. “Charles Bellino and the Beginnings of Assyriology.” Iraq 36 (1): 5–28.

  • citation: CBI, 072

    [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
2025-09-30 at 14:34:54 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
2024-06-03 at 10:33:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 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
2014-08-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIMB 2.02.08.04, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P468712.
RIMB 2.02.08.04, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P468712). (2025, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468712 (Original work published 2014)
RIMB 2.02.08.04, ex. 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468712 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468712},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIMB 2.02.08.04, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P468712.
RIMB 2.02.08.04, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P468712). (2025, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468712 (Original work published 2014)
RIMB 2.02.08.04, ex. 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468712 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {RIMB 2.02.08.04, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468712},
}


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