Neo-Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet
1913.14.1652
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Neo-Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.1652) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian |
| Date | 745-539 BCE |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 5.9 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.0 cm |
| Weight | 53 g |
| Measuring Remarks | N/A |
| Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
| Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing |
Research Remarks
| Description | Translation: [(Document concerning) [. . .] [property] of Nabu which Sin-etir, [son] of Kina rented out 9lit., gave) to Nabu-ahhe-bullit, son of Nana-aha-iddina from the fifteenth day of the month of Addaru, fourteenth year, until the fifteenth day of the month of Nisanu, fifteenth year of Nabu-na'id, king of Babylon, for a month's rent of four shekels of silver. Sin-etir was paid the four shekels of silver, the rent of his boat, by Nabu-ahhe-bullit. From the fifteenth day of the month of Nisanu, the boat is at the disposal of Sin-etir. Witnesses (are) Madanu-ahhe-iddina, son of Gimillu, descendant of Sigua, Samas-zera-ibni, son of Nana-iddina, descendant of Hanap, Lusu-ana-nuri, son of Nabu-ahhe-bullit, [descendant] of Dabibi, (and) the scribe, Nergal-ina-tesi-etir, [son of] Nabu-musetiq-uri, descendant of Egibi. [Uruk], month of Addaru, fourteenth day, fourteenth year of Nabu-na'id, king of Babylon.] - Sack, Cuneiform Documents from the Chaldean and Persian Periods, page 112. (NOTE: Transliteration and image of tablet also available.) |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| CDLI Number | P421503 (external link) |
| Bibliography | (See also 1913.14.0001) |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection |
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| Reproduction | no |
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