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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Neo-Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.1652) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Documentary Artifact : Tablet, Inscribed | |
| Visual Description | None | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Asia, West, Iraq | |
| Period/Date | Neo-Babylonian, 745 - 539 BCE | |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 5.9 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.5 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.0 cm | |
| Weight | 53 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing | |
| Munsell Color Information | Medium Gray (N 5.75/ 27.2% R) -discoloration Yellowish White (10YR 9/2) | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | Translation: [(Document concerning) [. . .] [property] of Nabu which Sin-etir, [son] of Kina rented out 9lit., gave) to Nabu-ahhe-bullit, son of Nana-aha-iddina from the fifteenth day of the month of Addaru, fourteenth year, until the fifteenth day of the month of Nisanu, fifteenth year of Nabu-na'id, king of Babylon, for a month's rent of four shekels of silver. Sin-etir was paid the four shekels of silver, the rent of his boat, by Nabu-ahhe-bullit. From the fifteenth day of the month of Nisanu, the boat is at the disposal of Sin-etir. Witnesses (are) Madanu-ahhe-iddina, son of Gimillu, descendant of Sigua, Samas-zera-ibni, son of Nana-iddina, descendant of Hanap, Lusu-ana-nuri, son of Nabu-ahhe-bullit, [descendant] of Dabibi, (and) the scribe, Nergal-ina-tesi-etir, [son of] Nabu-musetiq-uri, descendant of Egibi. [Uruk], month of Addaru, fourteenth day, fourteenth year of Nabu-na'id, king of Babylon.] - Sack, Cuneiform Documents from the Chaldean and Persian Periods, page 112. (NOTE: Transliteration and image of tablet also available.) | |
| Scholarly Notes | 6/8/2009: "On 09/05/2002 Wayne Pitard wrote, '(Sack #74): A contract for renting a boat for a month at the rate of four shekels of silver per month. Neo-Babylonian Period, 15th year of Nabu-na'id (540 BCE). [Document concerning] [...] the property of the god Nabu which Sin-etir, the son of Kina rented out [lit. gave] to Nabu-ahhe-bullit, son of Nana-aha-iddina from the fifteenth day of the month of Nisanu, fifteenth year of Nabu-na'id, kind of Babylon, for a month's rent of four shekels of silver. Sin-etir was paid the four shekels of silver, the rent of his boat, by Nabu-ahhe-bullit. As of the fifteenth day of the month of Nisanu, the boat returns to Sin-etir. Witnesses: Madanu-ahhe-iddina, son of Gimillu, son of Sigua; Samas-zera-ibni, son of Nana-iddina, son of Hanap, son of Dabibi; and Nergal-ina-tesi-etir the scribe, son of Nabu-musetiq-uri, son of Egibi. Uruk, month of Addarau, fourteenth day, fourteenth year of Nabu-naid, king of Babylon.'" - Erin Hayes, Registration Assistant, 06/08/2009 One of 1732 Sumerian Clay Tablets. The tablets were probably not baked originally, but in 1980, George W. Conlec in Ceramic Engineering baked 1751 pieces from the collection. I have not yet accounted for the numerical discrepancy here. The number on the piece is the old WHM number.(See also 1913.14.0001) | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | (See also 1913.14.0001) Sack, Ronald H. Cuneiform Documents from the Chaldean and Persian Periods. Susquehanna University Press: Selinsgrove, 1994. Catalogue Number 74. Page 112. Photo: "21st Century Museum Visitors & Digital Museum Resources", 12/16/2005. | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |