A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET AND FRAGMENTARY ENVELOPE
A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET AND FRAGMENTARY ENVELOPE
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A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET AND FRAGMENTARY ENVELOPE

UMMA, THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, REIGN OF SHULGI, CIRCA 2063 B.C.

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A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET AND FRAGMENTARY ENVELOPE
UMMA, THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, REIGN OF SHULGI, CIRCA 2063 B.C.
Envelope: 1 1⁄2 in. (3.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner, U.S., by 1984.

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Lot Essay

The cuneiform tablet preserves six lines of Sumerian on the obverse, and three on the reverse. The tablet records the receipt of 14.4 bushels of barley and the same quantity of wheat, both to be used to make beer for a religious festival. The envelope contains part of the same inscription. Of note is the presence of the seal of the official who received the grains, Dadaya. His name is recorded on another tablet from Umma, now in New Haven, see no. 16. in K. Ott, Lawrence Henry Ott Collection: Babylonian Clay Tablets, Cylinder Seals & Stamps, Scarabs & Amulets.

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