Book/Printed Material Image 1 of Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 28 Transcription of cuneiform tablet no. 28
About this Item
Title
- Seal contract, Cuneiform tablet no. 28
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 is not yet translated, but possibly concerns the receipt of oil and beer. The contract has been stamped with a very elaborate cylinder seal. On all four side corners will be noticed the raised relief of a goddess
- - 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 ; 3 1/2 x 4 cm
Call Number/Physical Location
- PJ3719 .M56 no. 28
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.cf0028
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0028
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0028
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2020741397
Rights Advisory
- No known restrictions on use or reproduction.
Online Format
- image