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Cuneiform Tablet

1913.14.0021

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Artifact Identification Cuneiform Tablet   (1913.14.0021)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Documentary Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Other Documents
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Babylonian 1st dynasty ?
Date 1895–1712 BCE
Culture Mesopotamian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 5.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 4.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.1 cm
Weight 55 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
CDLI NumberP420401 (external link)
Bibliography

See also 1913.14.1

Goetze, Albrecht. "Sin-Iddinam of Larsa. New Tablets from His Reign." Journal of Cuneiform Studies 4 (1950): 83-118.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Edgar J. Banks Collection
Reproduction no

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