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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
30442
Description
Clay cuneiform tablet. Promissory note for silver as the price of a cow and calf. Written at Šaḫrīn
Authority
Ruler:
Amel-Marduk
Regnal date
1/9/6
Cultures/periods
Neo-Babylonian Dynasty
Production place
Made in:
Shahrin (Babylon)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Babylon (Iraq)
Materials
clay
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Sack, AOATS 4, no. 28; Wunsch, Iddin-Marduk, A and B, 93 no. 58; Bertin 277
Location
Not on display
Condition
Baked 20/11/1961
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Michele Marini
Purchased through:
George Smith
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
30442
Registration number
1876,1117.169
Conservation
Treatment
: 28 Mar 1962