(cuneiform tablet D) obverse (22184858711)

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Source: Wikimedia Commons file: File:(cuneiform tablet D) obverse (22184858711).jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A(cuneiform_tablet_D)_obverse_(22184858711).jpg. Description: Reminder: PJ3721_U7C86_E.jpg Date: [between 1981 and 1973 BCE] Description: Originating from Puzrish-Dagan, the tablet dates from the reign of Amar-Sin (also known as Bur-Sin), King of Ur, between 1981-1973 B.C.E. It records the receipt of

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Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Reminder: PJ3721_U7C86_E.jpg Date: [between 1981 and 1973 BCE] Description: Originating from Puzrish-Dagan, the tablet dates from the reign of Amar-Sin (also known as Bur-Sin), King of Ur, between 198

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Translation excerpted from Wikimedia Commons file: File:(cuneiform tablet D) obverse (22184858711).jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A(cuneiform_tablet_D)_obverse_(22184858711).jpg. Description: Reminder: PJ3721_U7C86_E.jpg Date: [between 1981 and 1973 BCE] Description: Originating from Puzrish-Dagan, the tablet dates from the reign of Amar-Sin (also known as Bur-Sin), King of Ur, between 1981-1973 B.C.E. It records the receipt of.

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