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Ur III Cuneiform Tablet

1913.14.1303

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Artifact Identification Ur III Cuneiform Tablet   (1913.14.1303)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Documentary Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Other Documents
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Ur III - Amar-Sin
Date 2047-2039 BCE
Culture Sumerian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 5.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 3.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.3 cm
Weight 41 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
CDLI NumberP129028 (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 Number 71.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Edgar J. Banks Collection
Reproduction no

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