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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet: Ledger Recording Distribution of Sheep to Various Named Persons
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet: Ledger Recording Distribution of Sheep to Various Named Persons

AAT Object Form/Functiontablets (information artifacts)
AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
Possible OriginLarsa, Iraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
Dateca. 1800 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.5 x 5.7 cm)
Object number1921.120
ProvenanceAcquired for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art