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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
80650
Description
Clay tablet; nearly complete; field rental; seals; Old Babylonian.
Authority
Ruler:
Samsuditana
Regnal date
6/12/10
Cultures/periods
Old Babylonian
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Sippar
(?)
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
2.75 inches
Width:
1.75 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Leichty E et al 1988a / Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, volume VIII: Tablets from Sippar 3
(p.235)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Incomplete; nearly complete.
Acquisition name
From:
Sir Ernest A T Wallis Budge
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
80650
Registration number
1891,0509.788
Conservation
Treatment
: 30 Dec 1965