RIME 3/1.01.08.02, ex. 02 (P234650)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 137353

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

185.0 mm × 155.0 mm × 55.0 mm

Witness

object brick
surface a
column 1
1. [{d}nin-gir2]-su
2. [ur-sag kal]-ga#
  rest broken
column 2
1. ensi2
2. lagasz{ki}-ka
3. lu2# e2-ninnu
3. {d#}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. in#-du3-a-ke4
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Brick
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 185.0 high × 155.0 wide × 55.0 thick
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  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.08.02, ex. 02

    [Edzard1997RIME3/1] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1997. Gudea and His Dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, vol. 3/1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: UET 1, 0282

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 361f, Ur-Ningirsu II 2

    [Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.

  • citation: CBI, 010

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 137353
  • Accession No.: 1935-01-13, 0013

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Provenience Comments:

    originally from Girsu ?

  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 07708
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-09 at 09:42:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:11:42 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:25:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:40:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:33:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2012-09-20 at 13:07:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RIME 3/1.01.08.02 composite (P432039) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 3/1.01.08.02, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234650.
RIME 3/1.01.08.02, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P234650). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234650 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.08.02, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234650 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.08.02, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234650},
}


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