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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
| 2894 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick with cross lines of a plan or game. [drawing] |
| 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] |
| 3136 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Moulded Brick. Fragment. [drawing 1:4] |
| 3137 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Moulded brick. [drawing 1:8] |
| 3138 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Moulded brick. [drawing 1:8] |
| 3139 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick stamped of Sinidinnam. Cf. U.3115 with inscription. [drawing] |
| 3144 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Moulded brick. [drawing 1:8] |
| 3145A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 examples. Second broken. [moulded brick?] [drawing 1:8] |
| 3146 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of Kurigalzu. Construction of E-gish-shir-gal. H.C. |
| 3147 | (none) | 1927,1003.275 | (none) | Brick of Kurigalzu. Construction of E-Dub-lal-mah. |
| 3148B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of Sinbalatsu igbi. Fragment. H.C. |
| 3149 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of Nebuchadnezzar. Long 4 lines inscription. H.C. |
| 3161 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of Sin-balatsu-igbi. 12 lines inscription. |
| 3202 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Kurigalzu Brick. Fragment. To Nin(- ). (his) lady, Ku-ri(gal-zu), minister, of En(-lil), (mighty) king, king of the (4 regions of the world?), (her?) temple, has built. H.C. |
| 3286 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Brick of Kurigalzu. To Nannar, his king, Kurigalzuthe minister of Enlil, the mighty king, king of the 4 regions of the world has built E-ga-nun-mah the old house, which decayed from ancient days and has restored it to his place. H.C. |
| 3297B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E-dAsur (the place of his royalty) H.C. |
| 3297C | (none) | 1927,1003.274 | (none) | Sinbalalsuiqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U. 3250. Variant 11. 6-7: "E-ashur the place of his royalty" |
| 3298B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E-sag-dug-ga the shrine of his Enlil-ship (=Lordship) H.C. |
| 3298C | (none) | 1927,1003.266 | (none) | Sinbalatsu-iqbi 1/2 Brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U. 3250. Except Variant 11.6-7: E-sag-dug-ga, the shrine of his Enlil-ship(=Lordship)" |
| 3299B | (none) | 1927,1003.269 | (none) | Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps, side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E As-an-bu the shrine of Enlil H.C. |