Cuneiform Tablet

1913.14.0543

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.0543)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Documentary Artifacts : Other Documents
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq ; Drehem
Period	Ur III, Reign of Amar-Sin
Date	2047-2039 BC
Culture	Sumerian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	2.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	2.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	1.1 cm
Weight	8 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes	Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing

Research Remarks

Description	Noted in Database as [ur iii period - umma] for period. A fragmentary tablet with an initial recording of silver and animals received by temple officials and others: "5 shekels of silver, 4 sheep, 1 goat/received by Kas, the equerry;/5 shekels of silver, 4 sheep, 1 goat/received by Shesh-Kalla, the son of Tirgu;/8 sheep, 2 goats, received by Ur-Bau;/2 sheep, 1 goat received by Ur-Urbartab, the priest;/1 sheep received by Niba'e, the priest/..../For the (1st) time."
Published Description	Under Review
CDLI Number	P128910 (external link)
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 155.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Edgar J. Banks Collection
Reproduction	no

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