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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet Recording a No-interest Loan of Barley to be Repaid in Three Months
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet Recording a No-interest Loan of Barley to be Repaid in Three Months

Place CreatedAsia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ferrell
Dimensions1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 5/8 in. (3 x 3 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2011.033.009
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): 63-64.
ProvenanceEx coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased March 2003.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art