Bricks
This category includes rectangular building materials used for walls or floors.
Mud bricks were the primary building blocks at Ur. Most were sun-dried but some were intentionally baked to make them more stable. Baked bricks were typically used in building foundations and as facing to important public buildings, but they were also used extensively in some house walls, especially in the Isin-Larsa/Old Babylonian period. Those used in public buildings were often stamped with a building dedication and the name of the king, and the bricks that were collected from the field are almost exclusively of this type. A few bricks have other impressions in them, such as dog paw prints or inscribed lines imitating gaming boards.
Bricks were rectangular, square, or plano-convex and their sizes sometimes varied with time period, though direct temporal indicators are not clear simply from brick measurements. For Brick Stamps see Stamps/Sealings under Economic/Administrative.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2812 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick with geometrical drawing. Build squares of 6 x 10. Nabonidus period. In text: Neo-Babylonian Period (14) |
| 2817 | (none) | (none) | B16544, B16544 | Brick of En-an-na-tum-ma. Fragment. Same inscription as U.2569 except line 3 which is omitted. H.C. | |
| 2833A | (none) | (none) | B16475 | Brick of Silli-Adad. Broken -Inscription complete (cf. U.2669) :To Nannar, his king, Si-li dAdad who takes care of Nippur, patesi of Ur, Larsa Lagash, and the land og Gish-ta-al-laki (or Semetic: Is-ta-atla?), the foundation of E-Temen-ni-ilm I ordered to its place, I restored. H.C. | |
| 2861A | (none) | (none) | B16466 | Two bricks of Bur Sin. (A) Complete text in 2 Columns (Duplicate on sides) (B) Only 2nd column | |
| 2861B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Two bricks of Bur Sin. (A) Complete text in 2 Columns (Duplicate on sides) (B) Only 2nd column |
| 2862A | (none) | (none) | B16495 | [A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E-nun-mah the fortress (bit himilisi and not ul-si) in side of Egish-shir-gal for Ningal his lady. H.C. | |
| 2862B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E-nun-mah the fortress (bit himilisi and not ul-si) in side of Egish-shir-gal for Ningal his lady. H.C. |
| 2863A | (none) | (none) | B16494 | [A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E lugal malga-si-di the Ziggurat of E-gish-shir-gal at Ur. H.C. | |
| 2863B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 bricks of Nabonidus. Building of E lugal malga-si-di the Ziggurat of E-gish-shir-gal at Ur. H.C. |
| 2864 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of Nebuchadnezzar II. Buildingg of Egish shir gal. H.C. |
| 2877 | (none) | (none) | B16482, B16482 | Brick of ^dAdad-apal-i-din-nam. Restoration of Egish-shir-gal. H.C. | |
| 2878A | (none) | (none) | B16459 | Brick of Ur-Engur. To Nin azag-nun-na, built her house (shrine). H.C. | |
| 2879 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of (NurAdad) Broken (only lower part) Restoration of the shrine of Enki the beloved ki-ku-azag, and its kiskannu. H.C. |
| 2880A | (none) | (none) | B16535 | Brick of Dungi. Dun-gi, mighty hero, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, E-har-sag, his beloved house, has built. H.C. | |
| 2881 | (none) | (none) | B16533 | Bricks of dDungi. dDungi, mighty hero, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad H.C. |
| 2882A | (none) | (none) | B16476 | Brick of Kudur-Mabug. To Nannar, his king. Kudur-ma0bu-uk-adda of the Martu land, son of Si-im-li-shi-il-ba-ak, when Nannar had exauced [sic?] his prayers, he built the Ga-nun-mah of nannar, for his life and that of his son Warad-Sin, king of Larsa. H.C. text: E-nun-mah (8) | |
| 2891 | (none) | (none) | B16465, B16465 | Brick of Bur Sin/ Building temple of En-ki the Apsu. (SAKI p.196. Brick C) H.C. | |
| 2894 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick with cross lines of a plan or game. [drawing] |
| 3081E | (none) | (none) | B16462 | [A-E] Brick of Ur-Engur. To Anu king of gods, his king, Ur Engur, king of Ur, has planted the great orchard, the shrine the pure location, he has builtt. Cf. SAKI p.186F. H.C. | |
| 3081F | (none) | 1927,1003.268 | (none) | [A-F] Brick of Ur-Engur. To Anu king of gods, his king, Ur Engur, king of Ur, has planted the great orchard, the shrine the pure location, he has builtt. Cf. SAKI p.186F. H.C. |
| 3115 | (none) | 1927,1003.271 | (none) | Sinidinnam Brick (18 lines). Has mark [reference double crescent drawing] The mighty hero who takes care of Ur king of Larsa, who restores the rites of Ur of Eridu. Ga-nun-mah from ancient days the previous kings had restored . On the [word erased] of Nannar the sublime king the sanctuary ( ) For the life of... and for my life I did build. [drawing] |
| 3130A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of dAddad-apal-idinnam, 11 lines inscription. Restores E-gish-shir-gal. H.C. |
| 3130B | (none) | 1924,0920.252 | (none) | Brick of Adad-apal-idinnam. 11 lines inscriptoin. Restores E-gish-shir.gal. |
| 3131 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay brick fragment. With drawing. [drawing] |
| 3132 | (none) | (none) | B16527, B16527 | Brick of Ur-Engur. King of Ur - who uilt the House of Nannar. H.C. |