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Tablet with cuneiform inscription
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
28th year of King Shulgi, Dynasty 3
2245 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 31 x 19 mm (1 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 inches)
Credit Line
Gift of the Misses Amy and Clara Curtis
Accession Number21.1356
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsInscriptions
DescriptionClay tablet, fastened to a basket or container (?). Sumerian cuneiform inscription: obscure - dated in the 28th year of Shulgi, the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Broken.
Inscriptions1 pisan-dub-ba
2 igi-gar aka
3 utul (?)-e-ne
4 [n]u-bànda Lugal-uru-d[a]
5 ù Lú-giri(KA)-zala(n)
6 ì-gál
7 mu Ha-ar-ši^ki / ba-hul
2 igi-gar aka
3 utul (?)-e-ne
4 [n]u-bànda Lugal-uru-d[a]
5 ù Lú-giri(KA)-zala(n)
6 ì-gál
7 mu Ha-ar-ši^ki / ba-hul