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Inscribed tablet: ANE.38.1926

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Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Tablet, inscribed in cuneiform with a note of one chicken brought as an offering

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.03 m
Width: 0.029 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

3rd Dynasty of Ur
-2054 - -2053

Materials used in production

Clay

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.38.1926
Primary reference Number: 86819
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.38.1926
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 18 October 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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