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Tablet, inscribed in cuneiform with an account of fine fat sheep paid as wages to two men in Nippur
Length: 0.046 m
Width: 0.037 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
3rd Dynasty of Ur
-2030
BCE
-
-2031
BCE
Accession number: ANE.37.1926
Primary reference Number: 86818
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.37.1926
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Inscribed tablet" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/86818 Accessed: 2024-11-24 08:35:33
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