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Tablet with cuneiform
Artist
Mesopotamian
CultureSumerian
Date2100-2000 BC
PeriodUr III
Mediumclay
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in. (5.8 x 5.2 cm)
Classification(s)
- ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Professor Edgar J. Banks and Dr. John Henry Haynes, Class of 1876
Terms
- cuneiform
Object number20.1.9
Inscribedmarked in graphite: 12: "From Jokha. A large temple record, sealed with the seal of the royal scribe of King Gimil Sin, King of Ur. The inscription on the seal speaks of the King as a mighty hero, and calls the scribe the servant of the King. Dated about 2350 B.C."On View
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