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Source Description
This is a plano-convex tablet with inscription of Warad-sin of Larsa.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
19557
label
Foundation Tablet
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
19557
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Foundation Tablet
description
This is a plano-convex tablet with inscription of Warad-sin of Larsa.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5011]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
1834-1825 BCE (Old Babylonian)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
tablets
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
9
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/2 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Babylonian
inscriptions
[Inscription]
med
limestone
creator_ids
7023
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d8ccf5d7442cc05f