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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet: Economic Text Recording Distributed Rations
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet: Economic Text Recording Distributed Rations

Place CreatedBabylon, Iraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions3 1/4 x 1 11/16 in. (8.3 x 4.3 cm)
Object number1921.288
ProvenancePurchased for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959) from Albert T. Clay (1866-1925) [Yale Babylonian Collection], New Haven, Connecticut, 1921. With Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, ca. 1950-1955.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art