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Source Description
This small tablet was part of the economic archives of the temple of the sky-god Anu and fertility-goddess Ishtar at Uruk. It records the stipend paid to Ardi-Inninni, son of Ibni-Ishtar of the business firm of Bel-ili on the 2nd day of the month of Tebet in the 6th year of the reign of King Nabonidus (ca. 549 BC).
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Document identity
localId
36683
label
Economic Document
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
36683
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Economic Document
description
This small tablet was part of the economic archives of the temple of the sky-god Anu and fertility-goddess Ishtar at Uruk. It records the stipend paid to Ardi-Inninni, son of Ibni-Ishtar of the business firm of Bel-ili on the 2nd day of the month of Tebet in the 6th year of the reign of King Nabonidus (ca. 549 BC).
provenance
Mrs. John Girwood [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1951, by gift.
date
ca. 549 BC (Neo-Babylonian; Ur III)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
tablets
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.9
height
4
depth
1.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/8 x W: 1 9/16 x D: 5/8 in. (2.9 x 4 x 1.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] [For a transcription
see https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272889]
reign
Nabonidus (556-539 BC)
med
baked clay
creator_ids
7023
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
2507
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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8dba4607a000f299
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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b635f6f2e44e663e
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no