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Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: shipment of barley

ca. 2029 BCE
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Object Information
  • Title: Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: shipment of barley
  • Period: Ur III
  • Date: ca. 2029 BCE
  • Geography: Mesopotamia, probably from Umma (modern Jokha)
  • Culture: Neo-Sumerian
  • Medium: Clay
  • Dimensions: 4.9 x 5.5 x 1.7 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, 1886
  • Object Number: 86.11.243
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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