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Source Description
Found at Drehem. Transcribed by Dr. Edgar J. Banks: a butcher's bill for one fat cow, killed for market and delivered on the 25th day of the month. Dated about 2350 B.C.E.
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Document identity
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m900r341w
label
Butcher's bill
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object
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Source metadata
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m900r341w
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object
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normalized
title
Butcher's bill
description
Found at Drehem. Transcribed by Dr. Edgar J. Banks: a butcher's bill for one fat cow, killed for market and delivered on the 25th day of the month. Dated about 2350 B.C.E.
date
["[ca. 2350 B.C.E.]"]
year
-2350
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Akkadian
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Cuneiform Tablets
subjectsGeographic
Asia
Iraq
genreBasic
Objects
Manuscripts
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Cuneiform tablets
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Artifact
country
Iraq
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1
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Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
m900r326s
schema:latitude
33
schema:longitude
44
extent
1 clay tablet ; 26 x 26 mm.
notes
Ms.
Title devised by cataloger.
Script: Inscribed in cuneiform characters.
Origin: Inscribed in Babylonia ca. 2350 B.C.E.
Cataloged under call no. G.Cab.3.138 no.3.
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m900r341w
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