Cuneiform tablet

UO-MCA-L05-02-06-01.JPG

Title

Cuneiform tablet

Date

circa 612-332 BCE

Creator

Unknown (Neo-Babylonian)
Neo-Babylonian

Coverage

Style/Period: cuneiform; Mesopotamian
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: McCorkill loan

Type

inscriptions

Format

Materials/Techniques: cuneiform wedged onto terracotta
Measurements: 5 cm long, 4.5 cm wide

Description

Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription, provided by the Yale Babylonian Collection: ""1 mana gold, 2 metal bowls, the votive offering of the king. 14 sheqel and 1/3 golden goods, the votive offerings of the month of Addaru of the people. Total: 1 mana 54 sheqel gold, ... 1/2 mana 4 sheqel. At the end of the year, the annual import of sheqel to [ ]. 1 mana 19 1/2 sheqel gold..., in gold 2/3 mana 6 sheqel and 1/4 gold. Total: 2 mana 5 sheqel and 1/3 golden goods for testing. Bel-ibni and Ishtar-shumi-ibni goldsmiths. In the month of Addaru, the 30th day, the 7th year of Nabonidus, king of Babylon."

Subject

cuneiform; tablet

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: L.05.02.06
Record: UO-MCA-L-05-02-06

Source

Cataloguer: Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2025-08-26

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee