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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

Possible OriginLarsa, Iraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
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