Land Transfer Document

ca. 2600-2350 BCE (Early Dynastic IIIa)

26.5 cm 25 cm 5 cm

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This tablet provides evidence for the early date of private land ownership in the city-state of Isin. It lists 17 purchases of land from multiple sellers by one buyer. The text is divided into compartments, arranged in 15 columns on the front and back. The inscriptions prob...

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[From Abhari]; Edgar J. Banks, 1930; Henry Walters, Baltimore; 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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