Cuneiform Tablet

1913.14.1014

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.1014)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Documentary Artifacts : Other Documents
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West : Iraq ; Umma
Period	Ur III - Reign of Amar-Sin
Date	2047-2039 BC
Culture	Mesopotamian, Sumerian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	4.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	4.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	1.5 cm
Weight	34 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes	Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing

Research Remarks

Description	Rec. conc. working women Here goods are loaded aboard a canal boat: "15 female workers for two days (for) loading goods in the boat for Umma. Foreman: Lu-balasig. Sealed by Insasa. The year when Enmaghalanna was installed."
Published Description	Under Review
CDLI Number	P129066 (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. Text 109.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Edgar J. Banks Collection
Reproduction	no

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