Artifact Record Details
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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Neo-Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.1741) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Documentary Artifact : Tablet, Inscribed | |
| Visual Description | None | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Asia, West, Iraq | |
| Period/Date | Babylonian? Sumerian?, 2nd Millennium BCE ? | |
| Culture | Sumerian? | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 9.0 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 8.1 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.4 cm | |
| Weight | 179 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing | |
| Munsell Color Information | Yellowish White (10YR 9/2) | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | In this example, a school teacher inscribed one of the popular proverbs of that time, and the student copied it on the reverse: "In the town of the Vagrants, the lame is a courier." | |
| Scholarly Notes | One of 1732 Sumerian Clay Tablets. The tablets were probably not baked originally, but in 1980, George W. Conlee 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. | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |