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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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)" |
| 3298D | (none) | (none) | B16557 | Sinbalatsuiqbi 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)" | |
| 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] |
| 6272 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Square marble block. Grey. E. |
| 2861B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Two bricks of Bur Sin. (A) Complete text in 2 Columns (Duplicate on sides) (B) Only 2nd column |
| 2861A | (none) | (none) | B16466 | Two bricks of Bur Sin. (A) Complete text in 2 Columns (Duplicate on sides) (B) Only 2nd column | |
| 3133A | (none) | (none) | B16458 | Ur-Engur bricks. Inscript of SAKI p.186 Backstein C. Several samples. H.C. | |
| 3133B | (none) | (none) | B16528 | Ur-Engur bricks. Inscript of SAKI p.186 Backstein C. Several samples. 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. |
| 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. |
| 3145A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 examples. Second broken. [moulded brick?] [drawing 1:8] |
| 3145B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 examples. Second broken. [moulded brick?] [drawing 1:8] |
| 10149B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Brick Inscription on side Kurigalzu ded. to Ningal. new. (- f. U. 3202.) H.C .6 |
| 3135A | (none) | (none) | B16537A | [A-B] Brick of Bur-Sin. Cf. SAKI. P. 196. Backstein B. | |
| 3135B | (none) | (none) | B16537B | [A-B] Brick of Bur-Sin. Cf. SAKI. P. 196. Backstein B. | |
| 10149A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Bricks (2). Inscription on side. Kurigalzu dedication to Ningal. New. (- f. U. 3202.) HC..6 |
| 3081B | (none) | (none) | B16532 | [A-C] 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 built of SAKI p. 186.F | |
| 12779A | (none) | 1928,1010.786 | (none) | [A-C] Bricks. 3. Plano-convex, burnt, measuring L. 0215 Width 010 ht. 008 [D-E] Also 2 measuring [reference to dimensions] and having rounded corners. L. 023 Width 0125 ht. 0075 |
| 12779B | (none) | 1928,1010.785 | (none) | [A-C] Bricks. 3. Plano-convex, burnt, measuring L. 0215 Width 010 ht. 008 [D-E] Also 2 measuring [reference to dimensions] and having rounded corners. L. 023 Width 0125 ht. 0075 |
| 12779D | 31-16-349 | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Bricks. 3. Plano-convex, burnt, measuring L. 0215 Width 010 ht. 008 [D-E] Also 2 measuring [reference to dimensions] and having rounded corners. L. 023 Width 0125 ht. 0075 |
| 12779E | 31-16-350 | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Bricks. 3. Plano-convex, burnt, measuring L. 0215 Width 010 ht. 008 [D-E] Also 2 measuring [reference to dimensions] and having rounded corners. L. 023 Width 0125 ht. 0075 |
| 12779C | (none) | 1928,1010.808 | (none) | [A-C] Bricks. 3. Plano-convex, burnt, measuring L. 0215 Width 010 ht. 008 [D-E] Also 2 measuring [reference to dimensions] and having rounded corners. L. 023 Width 0125 ht. 0075 |
| 3081C | (none) | 1927,1003.270 | (none) | [A-D] 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 built, of SAKI." |