Foundation Tablet
| Object Number: | 31-17-7 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | Enki Temple area |
| Period: | Early Old Babylonian Period |
| Date Made: | 2000-1900 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2000 |
| Late Date: | -1900 |
| Section: | Babylonian |
| Materials: | Soapstone |
| Technique: | Inscribed |
| Inscription Language: | Sumerian Language |
| Height: | 13.3 cm |
| Length: | 7.9 cm |
| Width: | 2 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number: | U.15064 - Field No SF P431794, P270044 - CDLI Number UM 31-17-007 - Other Number |
Description
Soapstone foundation tablet. From the Enki temple buily by Rim-Sin in 1990 B.C. at Ur. Royal/Monumental text. (CDLI Composite: Q002154). See CDLI for transliteration info.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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