Cuneiform Tablet: Women Harvesting Barley
1913.14.0997
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cuneiform Tablet: Women Harvesting Barley (1913.14.0997) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | Ur III - Reign of Su-Sin |
| Date | 2038-2030 BC |
| Culture | Sumerian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 4.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.6 cm |
| Weight | 31 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Under Review |
| Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
| Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing |
Research Remarks
| Description | Here women work in the fields: "93 female workers for 1 day for laying down (barley sheaves) by pairs and pressing (them) with the hand-pole and setting barley (sheaves) against sun and gathering them in the Kamari field, Sara field, and Lamah field, From Adu receipted by Adumu.....The year when the boat of the god Enki was launched." |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| CDLI Number | P129072 (external link) |
| Bibliography | Kang, Shin Teke, Sumerian Economic Texts from the Umma Archive: Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the World Heritage Museum of the University of Illinois, Volume II. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1973. |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection |
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| Reproduction | no |
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