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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope with Old Babylonian Contract for Loan of Silver with Penalty Clauses
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope with Old Babylonian Contract for Loan of Silver with Penalty Clauses

Place CreatedAsia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell
DimensionsA (front half of envelope): 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (7 × 4.4 × 1 cm) B (back half of envelope): 3 × 1 7/8 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 4.8 × 0.6 cm) C (tablet): 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm)
Object number2012.044.101A/C
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): 75-78.
ProvenanceEx coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased March 2003.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art