Brick

B16537A

From: Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16537A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Ur
Period Ur III
Date Made 2100-2000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Clay
Inscription Language Sumerian Language
Description

CBS Register: 4th Expedition. Brick. Bursin. Common inscription. 2 examples and 1/2 brick.

Behrens: Amarsuen 2 (Walker Brick Inscriptions Nr. 23) [Behrens publishes two: B16537a (U.3135a) 330 x 325 x 70mm and B16537b (U.3135b) 320 x 160 x 75 mm]

Complete (2 pieces, 1 fragment). Stamp inscription on obverse and edge. Walker No. B4 no. 131

Height 7 cm
Length 33 cm
Width 32.5 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926
Other Number U.3135 - Field No SF | P227122 - CDLI Number

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