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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet: Economic Text Recording Distribution of Rations to Individuals
© 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 Distribution of Rations to Individuals

Place CreatedBabylon, Iraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm)
Object number1921.289
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