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Administrative tablet: grant of land to a temple official (?)

ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Administrative tablet: grant of land to a temple official (?)
  • Period:
    Jemdet Nasr
  • Date:
    ca. 3100–2900 BCE
  • Geography:
    Mesopotamia
  • Culture:
    Sumerian
  • Medium:
    Steatite or chlorite
  • Dimensions:
    3 7/8 × 4 1/16 × 1 5/16 in. (9.9 × 10.3 × 3.4 cm)
  • Credit Line:
    Lent by The General Theological Seminary
  • Object Number:
    L.1988.89
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art