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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet and Partial Envelope of Legal Document for Adoption of a Person as an Heir
© 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 Partial Envelope of Legal Document for Adoption of a Person as an Heir

Place CreatedAsia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell
Dimensions3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (8.1 x 6 x 3.8 cm)
Object number2012.044.107
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): 71-75.
ProvenanceEx coll. James and Elizabeth Ferrell, United States, purchased March 2003.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art