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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet of Legal Adoption of an Orphan Baby Girl

Place CreatedAsia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ferrell
Dimensions3 1/4 x 2 x 3/4 in. (8.3 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm)
Object number2011.033.004
Exhibition HistoryMichael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesJ. Nicholas Reid and Gabriella Spada, "Old Babylonian Contracts in the Michael C. Carlos Museum Emory University," Oriens Antiquus (2001): 69-71.
ProvenanceEx coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased March 2003.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art