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, Height 3.8 cm, width 4.5 cm, thickness 2 cm., A rough, irregularly shaped object with a textured, rocky surface in shades of brown and gray is shown against a pale background; there are traces of bright red pigment applied in a vertical pattern on one face, and the surface includes crevices, bumps, and layered, craggy formations with areas of lighter beige highlights and darker shadowed recesses.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_430

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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 Height 3.8 cm width 4.5 cm thickness 2 cm rough irregularly shaped object textured rocky surface shades brown gray shown pale background traces bright red pigment applied vertical pattern face surface includes crevices bumps layered craggy formations areas lighter beige highlights darker shadowed recesses.