Cuneiform Tablet
1913.14.0180
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.0180) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Ur III, 1895–1712 BCE? |
Culture | Mesopotamian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 5.7 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 3.4 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.0 cm |
Weight | 43 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing |
Munsell Color Information | Yellowish Gray (2.5Y 8.5/2) Moderate Yellowish Pink (5YR 7/4) Dark Gray (N 4.25/ 13.7% R) |
Research Remarks
Published 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) |
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Description | N/A |
CDLI Number | P420562 (external link) |
Comparanda | N/A |
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
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |