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Bricks with Cuneiform Inscriptions, Probably from Tell al-Wilaya

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Abstract

The article deals with a large collection of stamped bricks dating to the Ur III period and bearing short inscriptions of Sulgi, Su-Sin. On the basis of parallel inscriptions, it is suggested that these bricks most probably stem from Tell al-Wilaya. A comparison of the various exemplars of each inscription reveals that they were not made by the same stamp, and that the various stamps were not produced from one mould. This sheds light on some of the stamping techniques in the Ur III period. In the appendix to the article a large collection of brick inscriptions of Nebukadnezzar II is discussed. All exemplars bear the same standard inscription dealing with the building of the Ebabbar temple of Larsa. Unlike the Ur III brick inscriptions these Neo-Babylonian inscriptions were all produced by the same stamp.

How to Cite:

Gabbay, U., Hobson, R., Sigrist, M. & Winitzer, A., (2013) “Bricks with Cuneiform Inscriptions, Probably from Tell al-Wilaya”, Akkadica 134(1), 77–83. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/akkadica.99629

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