Inscribed Brick
Clay
Tell Asmar
32 cm x 32 cm x 7.0 cm
A9003
Oriental Institute Museum
Inscribed Brick
This inscribed brick, written in Akkadian, is associated with Ipiq-Adad II, king of the city of Eshnunna. Bricks such as this one were inscribed while the clay was still soft.
Inscription
Divine Ipiq-Adad, mighty king, the king who enlarged Eshnunna, shepherd of the 'black-headed people'. Beloved one of Ishtar, son of Ibalpiel.
Collected by
Henri Frankfort, Field Director of the Iraq Expedition
Excavated by The Oriental Institute 1931-1932
Suggested Readings
Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.
Leick, Gwendolyn. A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture. London: Routledge, 1988.
Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
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