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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Neo-Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.1706) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Documentary Artifact : Tablet, Inscribed | |
| Visual Description | None | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Asia, West, Iraq | |
| Period/Date | First Dynasty Babylon (OB), 1895 - 1712 BCE | |
| Culture | Babylonian | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 5.5 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 3.8 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.8 cm | |
| Weight | 40 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing | |
| Munsell Color Information | Yellowish White (10YR 9/2) -body | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | Translation: [[. . .] Testimony concerning thirty ewes [. . .] Balassu, son of Bel-ibni, before [. . .] Iqisa, son of Nabu-zera-[iddina], [. . .] Balassu will give testimony in the presence of Nabu-ahhe-iddina, and the executive assistants of Eanna. If he testifies. he [will go free]. If he does not testify, Iqisa will deliver the thirty ewes to Eanna. Witnesses (are) Nadin, son of Marduk, descendant of Babutti, Rimut, son of Balatu, descendant of Hanap, Imbea, son of Taqis-Gula, descendant of Hanbua, Nabu-ahhe-sullim, son of Bel-usezib, descendant of Kuri [and] the scribe, Nabu-bani-ahi, son of Ibna, [descendant] of Ekur-zakir. Uruk, month of Du'uzu, [. . .] day, fourteenth year of Nabu-kudurri-usur, king of Babylon.] - Sack, Cuneiform Documents from the Chaldean and Persian Periods, page 115-116. (NOTE: Transliteration and image of tablet also available.) | |
| Scholarly Notes | 6/8/2009: "On 09/05/2002 Wayne Pitard wrote, '(Sack #80): A summons to give testimony in court concerning some disputed sheep. Neo-Babylonian Period, 14th year of King Nebuchadnezzar (591 BCE). [...] Testimony concerning thirty ewes [...] Balassu, son of Bel-ibni, before [...] Iqisa, son of Nabu-zera-iddina, [...] Balassu will give testimony in the presence of Nabu-ahhe-iddina, and the executive assistants of Eanna. If he testifies, he will go free. If...' Pitard's notes are cut off here." - 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 80. Page 115-116. | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |