Sumerian Clay Tablet Recording Offerings to Ninlil
Sumerian Clay Tablet Recording Offerings to Ninlil
Place of OriginIraq, Puzriš-Dagan (modern Drehem)
Date2035 BCE
Dimensions1 5/16 × 1 1/4 × 9/16 in. (3.4 × 3.1 × 1.5 cm)
MediumClay
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1913.509
Not on View
DescriptionRectangular clay tablet inscribed with cuneiform script on multiple sides, recording an administrative transaction in Sumerian.
Label TextThis cuneiform tablet, dating to the Ur III period (ca. 2100–2000 BC), records an administrative transaction at Puzriš-Dagan (modern Drehem, Iraq). It details the distribution of livestock, including sheep and rams, as offerings to the goddess Ninlil. The inscription references the second regnal year of King Šū-Suen. Administrative records like this provide valuable insight into the economic and religious practices of ancient Mesopotamia.Published ReferencesLangdon, S., "Miscellanea Assyriaca," Babyloniaca, 7, 1922-1923, p. 78, n. 12.
Van der Meiroop, Marc, "Cuneiform Tablets from The Toledo Museum of Art," Revue d'Assyriologie, no. 1, 1985, p. 18, repr. p. 26. “Babyloniaca 07, 078 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P104770. http://bdtns.filol.csic.es/catalogo_directo_new.php?numBDTS=003752 https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/P104770 Sallaberger, Walther, Der kultische Kalender der Ur III-Zeit, Berlin, De Gruyter, 1993, p. 13, n. 41.
about 2042 BCE
2050-2049 BCE
about 2040 BCE
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