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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet Listing Delivery of Lamb
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet Listing Delivery of Lamb

Place CreatedNippur, Iraq, Asia
CultureSouthern Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Dateca. 2350 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of the Columbus Museum, Georgia
Dimensions1 1/2 x 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (3.8 x 1.3 x 4.4 cm)
Object number2018.018.002
ProvenanceEx private collection, Columbus, Georgia, purchased from Edgar Banks (1886-1945), Eustis, Florida. On loan to The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia, from ca. 1950s. Legally declared abandoned property and gifted to MCCM, 2018.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art