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Cuneiform Tablet
2049 BCEUr III (ca. 2100-2000 BCE)
1 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 7/16 in. (3.3 x 2.8 x 1.1 cm)
Unknown, Sumerian
Sumerian
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Clay
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Gordon Thompson in memory of his father, William G. Thompson, D.D., a student of Babylonian archaeology
Accession Number:
1954.58.4.1
Location: Currently on view
Ur III, Lagas Sulgi 45; Barley yield of a field, as per Marcel Sigrist, "Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester New York," 1991
Many tablets were completely covered by a clay envelope onto which their text was recopied and sealed for security. This one records royal gurs (about a bushel) of grain (she). The she sign is a stylized picture of grain.
The tablet is dated: "month of the cutting of the grain, year when Ur-bi-lum (a nearby city) was destroyed." This was 2049 BCE, under King Shulgi.
[Gallery label text]
Many tablets were completely covered by a clay envelope onto which their text was recopied and sealed for security. This one records royal gurs (about a bushel) of grain (she). The she sign is a stylized picture of grain.
The tablet is dated: "month of the cutting of the grain, year when Ur-bi-lum (a nearby city) was destroyed." This was 2049 BCE, under King Shulgi.
[Gallery label text]
Provenance
William G. Thompson, D.D., the Bronx, NY; to his son, Gordon Thompson; Rochester, NY; his gift to the Gallery in 1954
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Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Marcel Sigrist. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester New York. Bethesda, MD: CDL Press
- Article Title: P128324. Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Los Angeles, CA: University of California at Los Angeles, 2011.
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