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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
23760
Description
Clay tablet. Legal text; division of an estate between brothers in the presence of judges and ab-é?-meš; Ninurta and Ib-ni-ša-du-um oath
Authority
Ruler:
Ibni-shadum
Cultures/periods
Old Babylonian
Production place
Made in:
Kisurra
Materials
clay
Bibliographic references
Sigrist M et al 2006a / Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, III
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fired: 28/09/1956
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William T Burbush
Acquisition date
1898
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
23760
Registration number
1898,0215.142
Conservation
Treatment
: 31 Jan 1957