Inscribed Brick
Clay
Tell Asmar
41 cm x 41 cm x 7.0 cm
A9004
Oriental Institute Museum
Inscribed Brick
This large, square, baked clay brick was used to pave a street. It bears an eight-line inscription praising Ipiq-Adad II, king of the city of Eshnunna.
Inscription
Ipiq-Adad, mighty king, king who enlarges Eshnunna, shepherd of the black-headed people, beloved of the god Tishpak, son of Ibal-pi-El.
Collected by
Henri Frankfort, Field Director of the Iraq Expedition
Excavated by The Oriental Institute 1931-1932
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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.