Lot Essay
Messenger texts are characterized by their small size and small neat script. They deal with rations for the messengers who ran a vast communications network throughout Mesopotamia and beyond.
Details
An Ur III cuneiform clay tablet, with messenger text of 20 + 3 lines detailing rations of beer, bread and oil allotted to messengers -- 2.6 x 3 x 1.3cm., reign of Shu-Sin (2037-2029 B.C.) year 4