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~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- loan of silver MET hb66 245 17b b
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- loan of silver MET ME66 245 14a
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- loan of silver MET ME86 11 224
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- loan of silver MET vs54 117 27b
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Assyrian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- memorandum of receipt for silver, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 35
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- petition, prayer for a king MET ME86 11 399
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Religion & Myth
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter concerning consignment of textiles MET ME66 245 11
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter fragment MET ME58 108
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter fragment MET ME66 245 6
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET DP-12499-013
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET DP-12499-014
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET DP-13441-002
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET DP-13441-003
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET DP110638
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET ME1983 135 6a
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET ME66 245 1
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET ME66 245 2
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET ME66 245 3
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET ME66 245 4
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET ME66 245 7
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET ME66 245 9
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- private letter MET vsx706 4a
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- quittance for a loan in copper MET ME66 245 18a
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- quittance for a loan in silver MET DP162272
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- ration list MET ME11 217 16
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- ration list MET ME11 217 26
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- ration list MET ME11 217 5
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- receipt by proxy for silver, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 20
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for barley, Esagilaya archive MET ME86 11 207
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for rent payment, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 9
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 3
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- receipt of silver for a wash-bowl MET ME86 11 219
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- record of expenditures of silver, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 107
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- record of sale MET ME86 11 150
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- record of silver for purchase of animals, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 218
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- record of silver for supplies, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 234
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- sale of real estate MET ME86 11 443
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Assyrian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- slave sale, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 13
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- slave sale, Egibi archive MET ME86 11 145
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet- private letter MET DP-13441-020
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet- private letter MET DP-13441-021
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Old Assyrian Trading Colony; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Cuneiform tablets, letter from Hammurabi
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Tablet listing the kings of Babylon; Foundation tablet; letter from Hammurabi, lapis lazuli cylinder
Daily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Dagon Museum, Cuneiform document on clay tablet
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Dagon Museum, Downtown, Haifa, Israel The Museum is dedicated to the history of grain products מוזיאון דגון בעיר התחתית בחיפה שוכן במבנה המשרדים של ממגורות דגון. המ…
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Hattusa Bronze Tablet Cuneiform
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Bronze tablet from Çorum-Boğazköy dating from 1235 BC. Photographed at Museum of Anatolian Civilisations. This cuneiform document excavated at Hattusa in 1986 is th…
Law
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Hittite Cuneiform Tablet- Legal Deposition(?)
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Tablet on display at the Oriental Institute , with the caption: Hittite Cuneiform Tablet: Legal Deposition(?) Baked clay Hattusha Late Bronze Age (13th century BC) A6004 A60…
Law
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Jehoiachin Ration Tablet detail
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Administrative tablet from the South Palace of Babylon, dated from the reign of king Nebuchednezzar, list of rations of people feeded by the royal administration, i…
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Sumerian cuneiform tablet dating approximately 2041 B.C. Is a receipt for the donation of livestock to the feast for a Sumerian king
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: The oldest piece in the McDonald Rare Book Collection at OSU is a Sumerian cuneiform tablet dating approximately 2041 B.C. The fragile piece has a prosaic purpose,…
EconomyDaily Life
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Tablet and enveloppe Ashmolean 1930.407
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: A clay tablet and the enveloppe in which it was sent, with seal impression. Letter recording the dissolving of a business partnership. From ancient Kish, Old Babylo…
Law
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
Tablet BM131452
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay cuneiform tablet of a legal case before Saustatar, King of Mitanni, involving Niqmepa, King of Alalakh. Dated 1550BC-1400BC.
Law
~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial
The Newly Discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Meeting Humbaba, with Enkidu, at the Cedar Forest. The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: The tablet dates back to the Old-Babylonian Period, 2003-1595 BCE.
Religion & Myth