Cuneiform Tablet
1913.14.0524
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.0524) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Ur III, Reign of Amar-Sin, 2047-2039 BC |
| Culture | Mesopotamian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.7 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 3.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.7 cm |
| Weight | 28 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
| Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Yellowish Pink (5 YR 7/4) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Ur III Period Obverse (Translation) 1. The tablet basket, 2. (in which) the "I.O.U." tablets 3. of Lugal-mu-ma-aga, the prefect 4. are placed. 5. The year when Amar-Sin, the king, destroyed (the city) Urbilum. (Transliteration) 1. pisan-dub-ba 2. dub-ganà(m)-ba 3. Lugal-mu-ma-àg(a) ugula 4. i-gàl 5. mu dAmar-dEN.ZU lugal / Ur-bi-lumki mu-hul Reverse Not Inscribed. |
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| Description | N/A |
| CDLI Number | P128946 (external link) |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Kang, Shin Teke, Sumerian Economic Texts from the Drehem Archive: Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts in the collection of the World Heritage Museum of the University of Illinois, Volume I. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1974. Text Number 191. Jacobsen, Thorkild. Cuneiform Texts in the National Museum, Copenhagen, Leiden (1939), p. 28, n. 1 and "Corrections" p. 2. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |