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Inscribed tablet: ANE.59.1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Fragment of tablet, inscribed in cuneiform recording the loan of money

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.022 m
Length: 0.042 m
Width: 0.044 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1904)

Dating

1st Dynasty of Babylon
-1726 BC - -1725 BC

Materials used in production

Clay

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.59.1904
Primary reference Number: 86671
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.59.1904
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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