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Cuneiform inscriptions on clay tablet
Cuneiform inscriptions on clay tablet
TitleCuneiform inscriptions on clay tablet
Creator/AuthorUnknown
Place of PublicationMesopotamia
Date of Publicationca. 4500-2300 B.C.
Subjects (LCSH)Cuniform inscriptions
Iraq--Antiquities
Bibliographic ElementsCylindrical fragment with diameter 3 1/4 inc. at base and 1 1/2 in. at top.
Printing MethodCuneiform inscriptions drawn with a stylus on tablet of damp clay
General NotesA cylindrical fragment with diameter 3 1/4 inc. at base and 1 1/2 in. at top. Found at Madayen, a suburb of Tello in central Babylonia. Date ca.4500 B.C. A dedicatory inscription from Entemenia, one of the very earliest kings of Babylonian history.
Digital CollectionHistorical Book Arts Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionSpecial Collections
Call NumberSpecColl Rare 417 B119
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003
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