Inscribed Brick Stamp

Description:

Brick stamp with cuneiform inscription of a king

Medium:

Molded baked clay

Location:

Nippur (modern Nuffar), Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 9 cm; W. 13 cm; D. 6 cm

Date:

Akkadian Period, ca. 2334–2154 BCE

Inventory Number:

B8750

Lender:

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia

Credit:

Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I–IV, 1888–1900