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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cuneiform Tablet: Barley Rations Distributed to Various Individuals, Some of Them Listed Twice
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cuneiform Tablet: Barley Rations Distributed to Various Individuals, Some of Them Listed Twice

AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functiontablets (information artifacts)
Place CreatedBabylon, Iraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in. (7.8 x 4.5 cm)
Object number1921.290
Label TextThe scribe started on the convex side, then erased the line, and inscribed the tablet in the usual way.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
ProvenancePurchased for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959) from Albert T. Clay (1866-1925) [Yale Babylonian Collection], New Haven, Connecticut, 1921. At Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, ca. 1950-1955.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art