Nippur / stamped brick / Ceramic

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Object Identifier
1963.06.0111
Object Name
stamped brick
Object Type
Brick stamps
Materials
Ceramic
Weight
too heavy to weigh
Pierced
no
Inscribed
yes
Full Artifact Description
Root: Mudbrick of King Ur-Nammu. Used as part of a box for votive offerings in the foundations of the Temple of Inanna at Nippur--the holy city of Mesopotamia.
Subjects
undecorated
Verbatim Date
2150-2000 BC
Verbatim Provenance
Iraq
Verbatim Site
Nippur
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Pedestal 02 - Meaning in Mudbrick
Exhibition Curator
Root, Margaret Cool
Exhibition Year
2009
Publication Title
Passionate Curiosities: Tales of Collectors & Collections from the Kelsey Museum
Old Babylonian Period
Publication Author
Talalay, Lauren E.; Cool, Margaret Root
Frayne, Douglas
Publication Year
2015
1990
Type Category
Inscription

Technical Details

Record
1963.06.0111
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1963.06.0111/1963_06_0111

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"Nippur; stamped brick; Ceramic." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1963.06.0111/1963_06_0111. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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