Lot Essay
Full translations available upon request for all but the Achaemenid tablet.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK ESTATE
THIRTEEN CUNEIFORM TABLETS AND A CONE
CIRCA 2111-330 B.C.
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THIRTEEN CUNEIFORM TABLETS AND A CONE
Circa 2111-330 B.C.
Including twelve tablets from the Third Dynasty of Ur (2111-2003 B.C.): one from Puzrish-Dagan during the reign of Shulgi (2053 B.C.) recording the offering of ewes and goats; one from Umma during the reign of Amar-Suena (2029 B.C.) recording the purchase of a servant girl; one from Puzrish-Dagan from the reign of Shu-Sin (2035 B.C.) recording the purchase of four lambs from four different sources; one from Umma during the reign of Shu-Sin (2035 B.C.) recording the delivery of flour as remuneration for a journey, with the seal of the scribe; one from Umma during the reign of Amar-Suena (2043 B.C.) recording the disbursement of cut logs for a physician and for a general, with the seal of a governor; another from Umma from the same reign (2040 B.C.) recording the receipt of two sheep carcasses, with a seal of the scribe; another from Umma from the same reign (2041 B.C.) recording the wages for two servant girls in the bread mills pressing sesame oil, with the seal of the scribe; another from Umma from the same reign (2038 B.C.) recording the receipt of bushels of reeds, with the seal of the scribe; one from Umma from the reign of Shu-Sin (2033 B.C.) recording five days worth of barley flour rations, with the seal of the governor; another from Umma from the same reign (2024 B.C.) recording six days worth of barley flour rations, with the seal of the governor; another from Umma from the same reign (2027 B.C.) recording the use of labor for ten days to haul a boat from Umma to Nippur and to bring oil to the palace, with the seal of the scribe; another from Umma from the same reign (2029 B.C.) recording the use of 390 workers for harvesting barley, with the seal of the scribe; together with a foundation cone from a building in Lagash during the governorship of Namhani (2115 B.C.); and a tablet from the Achaemenid Period (550-330 B.C.) preserving eighteen lines concerning a sale
3½ in. (8.9 cm) long for the cone (14)
Circa 2111-330 B.C.
Including twelve tablets from the Third Dynasty of Ur (2111-2003 B.C.): one from Puzrish-Dagan during the reign of Shulgi (2053 B.C.) recording the offering of ewes and goats; one from Umma during the reign of Amar-Suena (2029 B.C.) recording the purchase of a servant girl; one from Puzrish-Dagan from the reign of Shu-Sin (2035 B.C.) recording the purchase of four lambs from four different sources; one from Umma during the reign of Shu-Sin (2035 B.C.) recording the delivery of flour as remuneration for a journey, with the seal of the scribe; one from Umma during the reign of Amar-Suena (2043 B.C.) recording the disbursement of cut logs for a physician and for a general, with the seal of a governor; another from Umma from the same reign (2040 B.C.) recording the receipt of two sheep carcasses, with a seal of the scribe; another from Umma from the same reign (2041 B.C.) recording the wages for two servant girls in the bread mills pressing sesame oil, with the seal of the scribe; another from Umma from the same reign (2038 B.C.) recording the receipt of bushels of reeds, with the seal of the scribe; one from Umma from the reign of Shu-Sin (2033 B.C.) recording five days worth of barley flour rations, with the seal of the governor; another from Umma from the same reign (2024 B.C.) recording six days worth of barley flour rations, with the seal of the governor; another from Umma from the same reign (2027 B.C.) recording the use of labor for ten days to haul a boat from Umma to Nippur and to bring oil to the palace, with the seal of the scribe; another from Umma from the same reign (2029 B.C.) recording the use of 390 workers for harvesting barley, with the seal of the scribe; together with a foundation cone from a building in Lagash during the governorship of Namhani (2115 B.C.); and a tablet from the Achaemenid Period (550-330 B.C.) preserving eighteen lines concerning a sale
3½ in. (8.9 cm) long for the cone (14)