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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet: Scribal Exercise
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet: Scribal Exercise

CultureSouthern Mesopotamian, Babylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ferrell
Dimensions2 5/8 x 2 x 5/8 in. (6.7 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2011.033.001
Published ReferencesNicholas Reid, "King Like a Horned Viper: Two New Manuscripts of Praise Poems to Sulgi," Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie 114 (2024): 12-22.
ProvenanceEx coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased March 2003.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art