Tablet

Description

Tablet letter envelope of clay, inscribed with cuneiform script and the seals of Galu-Dimirra, the scribe, beginning '2 great shekels ...': Mesopotamian, Babylonian, from near Ur, c. 2500 BC

Museum reference

A.1907.690.68

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tablet, Envelope

Production information

Ur, Iraq, West Asia

Date

c. 2500 BC

Style / Culture

Babylonian

Materials

Clay

Physical description

Clay; inscribed

Associations

Galu-Dimirra, scribe

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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