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~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

Economy·Daily 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

Economy·Daily 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

Economy·Daily 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

Economy·Daily 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

Economy·Daily 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

Economy·Daily 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

~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

~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

~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…

Economy·Daily Life

~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…

Economy·Daily Life

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Numerical tablet Khafaje OIM A21310

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Numerical tablet, dated ca 3500-3350 BC (Uruk V phase), found in Khafaje. Oriental Institute Museum A21310. CDLI P235768 https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/archival_view.…

~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,…

Economy·Daily Life

~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

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Ur Bau tablet AO261 mp3h9041

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0 fr). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: .mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output .fileinfotpl-type-information,.mw-parser-output .fileinfotpl-type-artwork{border:1px sol…

Economy·Daily Life

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 1963.188.2

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 1963.188.2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 1963.188.5

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 1963.188.5. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 1963.188.6

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 1963.188.6. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.017

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.017. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.049

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.049. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.075

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.075. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.085

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.085. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.096

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.096. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.102

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.102. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.158

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.158. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 51.63.176

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 51.63.176. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

WML 53.114.680

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — WML 53.114.680. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.093

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.093. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.095

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.095. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.096

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.096. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.097

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.097. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.098

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.098. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.099

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.099. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.100

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.100. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.101

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.101. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.102

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.102. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.104

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.104. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.117

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.117. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.119

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.119. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.123

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.123. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.140

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.140. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.153

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.153. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.154

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.154. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.182

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.182. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.183

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.183. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.206

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.206. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.209

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.209. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.210

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.210. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.215

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.215. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

X.3.220

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — X.3.220. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

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