Inscribed envelope: ANE.5.1995

Current Location: In storage

Entities

Inscribed envelope

Description

Inscribed envelope, inscription recirds temple barley rations and expediture. Stamped with cylinder seals

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.02 m
Height: 0.047 m
Width: 0.042 m

Place(s) associated

Lagash ⪼ Mesopotamia ⪼ Iraq

Find spot

temple Telloh (Lagash) Iraq

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1995) by Ryde, Peter

Dating

Isin-Larsa
Circa -1831 BCE - -1811 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.5.1995
Primary reference Number: 88007
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.5.1995
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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