Old Babylonian Clay Tablet Documenting Sale of a House
Old Babylonian Clay Tablet Documenting Sale of a House
Place of OriginLikely Iraq
Date18th century BCE
Dimensions2 11/16 × 1 7/8 × 3/4 in. (6.8 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm)
MediumClay
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Object number
1908.92
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Published ReferencesLangdon, Stephen H., “Miscellanea Assyriaca II,” Babyloniaca, vol. 7, 1914, pp. 70-72, no. 8.
- Sculpture
Van 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. 32, p. 36.
“TMA 08.092 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2014. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P465835.
Label TextThis cuneiform tablet, dating to the Old Babylonian period (c. 1738 BCE), documents the sale of a house and lot in Babylonia during the reign of King Samsu-iluna, son of Hammurabi. It records the names of the seller, Awel-Shamash, son of Sinrabium, and the buyer, Nūrîlishu, son of Abil-Kabta. The agreed-upon price for the property was 3½ silver shekels, which Nūrîlishu weighed out in full. The contract includes witnesses' names, some of whom bear Sumerian names, reflecting the continued presence of Sumerian cultural traditions in Babylonia.
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
about 2040 BCE
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
Akkadian Period
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
2050-2049 BCE
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
21st century BCE
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