Cuneiform Tablet

1913.14.0180

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.0180)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Documentary Artifacts : Other Documents
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq
Period	Ur III
Date	1895–1712 BCE?
Culture	Mesopotamian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	5.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	3.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	2.0 cm
Weight	43 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes	Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing

Research Remarks

Description	Obverse: (Transliteration) 1. 1 gu 4 2. 3 áb 3. 3 udu 4. 9 U8 5.11 más 6. 3 ùz (Translation) 1. 1 ox 2. 3 cows 3. 3 sheep 4. 9 ewes 5. 11 goats 6. 3 she-goats Reverse: (Transliteration) 7. ba-ús 8. é-muhaldim-sè 9. u4 11-kam 10. ki In-ta-è-a-ta 11.ba-zi 12. iti ezen-mah 13.mu en dNanna/ba-hun I.E. 4 gu4 26 udu Translation: 7. dead, 8. for the kitchen, 9. on the 11th day 10.from Intaea 11. were expended. 12. The month of the great festival. (9) 13. The year when the high priestess of the god Nanna was installed. (total:) 4 cattle and 26 small cattle ( Sumerian Economic Texts From the Drehem Archive)
Published Description	Under Review
CDLI Number	P420562 (external link)
Bibliography	(See also 1913.14.0001) Kang, Shin T. Sumerian Economic Texts From the Drehem Archive, v. I. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1972.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Edgar J. Banks Collection
Reproduction	no

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