Cuneiform Tablet

1913.14.0543

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Artifact Identification Cuneiform Tablet   (1913.14.0543)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Documentary Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Other Documents
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
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 NumberP128910 (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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