Cuneiform Tablet, Receipt
Date2218 BCE
PeriodAkkadian
Place MadeIraq or Syria, Asia
MediumClay
Dimensions4.2 x 1.7 x 4.1 cm (1 5/8 x 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number76.1.201
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InscribedIn Sumerian: "7 se gur sam udu ki Lu-kal-la-a-ka, Ur-gu-edin" etc.
"7 gur of grain, the price of sheep (received), from Lukalla, the obligations of Ur-Gu-edinna are completed; receipted for by Gududu. The year after Gimil-Din, the King built the western wall."
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