Caption

Cuneiform tablet with receipt, unknown Babylonian official role classification of creator, cuneiform tablets, Neo-Babylonian document, trade, Rectangular tablet, slightly convex, horizontally oriented. Three corners broken off; cracks on the lower and left sides; 9 lines of cuneiform text on the obverse, 2 on the lower side, 9 on the reverse. 6th century BC; Neo-Babylonian period, Babylonia Iraq, Southern Mesopotamia, administrative document, height 3.8 cm, width 4.5 cm, thickness 2 cm, A rough, irregularly shaped stone with a textured, pitted surface fills the frame, showing layered, incised grooves and ridges across its face; the stone is primarily beige and light brown with areas of darker brown and small flecks of off-white, and there is a small area of red on one side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_426

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39.0Mb (2.5Mb) / 13.2in x 11.5in / 3950 x 3449 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cuneiform tablet receipt unknown Babylonian official role classification creator cuneiform tablets Neo-Babylonian document trade Rectangular tablet slightly convex horizontally oriented Three corners broken off cracks lower left sides 9 lines cuneiform text obverse 2 lower side 9 reverse 6th century BC Neo-Babylonian period Babylonia Iraq Southern Mesopotamia administrative document height 3.8 cm width 4.5 cm thickness 2 cm rough irregularly shaped stone textured pitted surface fills frame showing layered incised grooves ridges across face primarily beige light brown areas darker brown small flecks off-white small area red side.