Inscribed Brick Stamp

Molded and baked clay tablet with the corners chipped off. The tablet has cuneiform inscriptions on it.

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
Courtesy of Penn Museum