A Mesopotamian clay brick with Sumerian inscription. Possibly from a building in Nippur erected by King Ur-Ninurta 1923–1896 BC. 31×31×7 cm.
Transcription:
ur-nin-urta
sipa ni-nam-il-
nibru.Ki
na-gada-
uri, Ki-ma
isib-su-sikil
eridu,Ki-ga
en-se-ga
unu.Ki-ga
lugal-i-si-in.Ki-na
lugal-ki-en-gi-ki-uri
dam-igi-il-la-
inanna
Translation:
Ur-Ninurta
shepherd who offers everything for Nippur
herdsman of Ur
issipum priest with clean hands for Eridu
favourite en prienst of Uruk
King of Isin
King of the land of Sumer and Akkad
spouse chosen by the goddess Inanna
Provenance:
Archaeologist and paleoethnograph Hans Helb?k 1907–1981, received as a gift c. 10 dated bricks from the National Museum of Iraq, to examine the crops of that particular period. This brick survived the examination. He gave the brick to Archaeologist Peder Mortensen b. 1934
Director of the Moesgaard Museum from 1982–1996
Director of the Danish Institute in Damascus and cultural advisor to the Danish embassy in Damascus 1996–2001
Honorary professor in Middle Eastern studies at University of Copenhagen.
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