CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.

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A LARGE OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM CLAY TABLET
CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
With 253 lines of text, in eight columns, four on each of the obverse and reverse, listing expense accounts and giving the equivalent monetary value for a range of items, including: "1 mina of silver, price of textiles", "5 minas of silver, price of slave", "3 talents of white plaster", "1 linen mura", "2 shekels of gold", "4 sila of fine oil", "2 sila of honey", "1.60 gur of bitumen, its silver 3 shekels, via Shamash-bani, basket maker" and "7 slaves, their market value 15 shekels each", dated from the first month of Nisan, the year of the statue Shamash, to the first day of the eleventh month of Shabatu in the following year, repaired
7 x 4 3/8 in. (17.7 x 11.1 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The tablet is written by the scribe, Ilum-nasir, and appears to be from the same archive as the tablet in lot 45. The general content refers to luxury items such as oils for perfume and cosmetics, textiles for special garments, items for religious rites and slaves.

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