Cuneiform Tablet

Fragmentary Cuneiform Tablet Containing a List

Description:
Fragmentary cuneiform tablet with a list of minerals, plants, animals, and other substances, with corresponding deities
Medium:
Clay
Location:
Nippur (modern Nuffar), Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 9.8 cm; W. 6.5 cm; D. 2 cm
Date:
Middle Babylonian Period, ca. 1400–1100 BCE
Inventory Number:
B6060
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890