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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
15617
Description
Clay tablet; Old Babylonian. Receipt for flour in the bit asiri
Authority
Ruler:
Rim-Anum
Regnal date
C/4/7
Cultures/periods
Old Babylonian
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Iraq, South
Materials
clay
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Sigrist M et al 1996a / Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, II
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Thoma Hindi
Acquisition date
1896
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
15617
Registration number
1896,0410.344