Cuneiform Tablet
1913.14.1463
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.1463) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Unknown |
Geographic Location | |
Period | Mesopotamian |
Date | 1895–1712 BC |
Culture | Mesopotamian |
Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 6.6 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 6.1 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.6 cm |
Weight | 149 g |
Measuring Remarks | N/A |
Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing |
Research Remarks
Description | "O Utu, I would enter the land, the cedar land..../In my city man dies, oppressed in the heart/ man perishes, heavy is the heart,/I climbed the wall, saw the dead bodies..../Man, the tallest, cannot reach to heaven,/Man, the widest, cannot cover the earth,/I would enter the land, I would set up my name,/In its places where the names have been raised up,/I would raise up my name,/...../Utu accepted his tears as an offering...." |
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Published Description | Under Review |
CDLI Number | P421317 (external link) |
Bibliography | See also 1913.14.0001 |
Artifact History
Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection |
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Reproduction | no |
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