Royal Cuneiform Brick (Mesopotamia)

Identifier	ART.MPA.1860-1837BC
Title	Royal Cuneiform Brick (Mesopotamia)
Description	Dedications in the form of cuneiform bricks would have been placed in religious temples. This was quite common in the Isin/Larsa Period (2004-1763 BC). A dedication in Sumerian by Enlil-Bani of Isin, King of Ur, Sumer, and Akkad reads: "Enlil-Bani, the Shepherd (sage) of Nippur, the farmer (who brings forth) mighty barley for Ur, who purifies the regulations of the city Eridu, agreeable Lord of the city Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad, favorite space of the Goddess Inanna."
Date Created	1860-1837 B.C.
Creator	Unknown
Geographical Coverage	Mesopotamia
Format	image
Collecting Areas	English Artifact See all items with this value English History of Writing Collection See all items with this value
Language	Mesopotamian Cuneiform
Medium	Terracotta
Subject	cuneiform See all items with this value Mesopotamian (culture or style) See all items with this value prehistoric Mesopotamian periods See all items with this value
Type	physical object
Date	ca. 1860-1837 BCE