cuneiform tablet

Description

A cuneiform tablet of pink clay in a rectangular form with text on both sides, and a missing corner. Described as a Babylonian cuneiform, the label states: "Tablet containing lists of provisions, chiefly issued for working people; bread and other foods, with totals of the quantities, etc. Third Dynasty of Ur, reign of Bur Sin I, c.2200 B.C." Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative number P362900.

Metadata

Identifier zl6lbpk3
IRN 773979
Class Mark Leeds Tablet 2
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/zl6lbpk3
Collection(s) Cookery Collection
Category Archive Object
Medium clay
Parent Record Cookery Manuscripts
Date c2200 BCE
Size and Medium 1 tablet, 3 labels

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