Old Akkadian Clay Tablet with Fish Distribution Record
Old Akkadian Clay Tablet with Fish Distribution Record
Place of OriginLikely Iraq
DateOld Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.1 × 0.7 cm)
MediumClay
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Object number
1908.85
Not on View
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Published ReferencesVan De Mieroop, Marc, and Tremper Longman, “Cuneiform Tablets from the Toledo Museum of Art,” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale, vol. 79, 1985, no. 2, p. 21.
- Sculpture
“RA 079, 021 02 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216401.
Label TextThis Old Akkadian clay tablet, dating to ca. 2340–2200 BCE, records an administrative transaction involving fish and other goods. Written in cuneiform, the text mentions an ensi (a high-ranking official) and a fisherman named Uršu, who delivered a quantity of fresh-water fish. Such tablets provide valuable insight into the economic systems of early Mesopotamian civilizations.
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
Akkadian Period
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
21st century BCE
about 2040 BCE
Ur III Period (about 2100-2000 BCE)
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