Book/Printed Material Balanced account, Cuneiform tablet no. 32
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Title
- Balanced account, Cuneiform tablet no. 32
Names
- Minassian, Kirkor, former owner.
- Kirkor Minassian Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [between 2200 B.C. and 1900 B.C.]
Headings
- - Cuneiform tablets--Iraq--Drehem (Extinct city)
- - Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens
- - Sumerian language--Texts
- - Drehem (Extinct city)
- - Sumerians--Commerce
- - Sumerians--Economic conditions
- - 2200-1900 B.C
Notes
- - This tablet has been heavily damaged on the reverse. The tablet begins with 4 lines stating the receipt of barley, with the total, 29 se gur (29 gur of barley) on line 5. Line 6, sa-bi-ta, means the following amounts are expanded from the total of 29 gur. The five expenditures add up to 29, leaving a balanced account
- - Images, drawings, and transcriptions of the tablets are also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
- - Content in Sumerian.
- - Acquired by the Library of Congress in 1929 from art dealer Kirkor Minassian as part of a collection of Islamic bookbindings, manuscripts, textiles, and ceramic and metal objects illustrating the history of the development of writing and book arts in the Middle East.
- - Description from LC Global Gateways metadata
Medium
- 1 clay tablet ; 4 1/2 x 9 cm
Call Number/Physical Location
- PJ3719 .M56 no. 32
Source Collection
- Cuneiform Tablet Collection
Repository
- Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540
Digital Id
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0032
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0032
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0032
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2020741401
Rights Advisory
- No known restrictions on use or reproduction.
Online Format
- image