Cuneiform Tablet

1913.14.1354

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Artifact Identification Cuneiform Tablet   (1913.14.1354)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Documentary Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Other Documents
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Ur III
Date 2130–2006 BCE
Culture Akkadian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 8.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 5.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.5 cm
Weight 113 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
CDLI NumberP128948 (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 193.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Edgar J. Banks Collection
Reproduction no

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