Dickson (Edward A.) Cuneiform Tablet collection

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Dickson (Edward A.) Cuneiform Tablet collection

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Administrative tablet of sheep and goats from Drehem in the 5th month of the 8th year of Amar-Suen's reign Item: 1 2039 BCE

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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List of sheep and goats from Drehem, Iraq dating to the Ur III period (2100-2000 BCE). The 8th year of Amar-Suen's reign dates to 2039 BCE. The festival of Ninazu is the 5th month of the Drehem calendar year.

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Administrative tablet of sheep and goats from Drehem in the 5th month of the 47th year of Shulgi's reign Item: 2 2048 BCE

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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List of sheep and goats from Drehem, Iraq dating to the Ur III period (2100-2000 BCE). The 47th year of Shulgi's reign dates to 2048 BCE. The festival of Ninazu is the 5th month of the Drehem calendar year.

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Administrative tablet of types of grain from Umma in the 1st year of Ibbi-Suen's reign Item: 3 2028 BCE

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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Lists of different types of grain from Umma, Iraq dating to the reign of Ibbi-Suen (c. 2030 BCE). The first year of Ibbi-Suen's reign dates to 2028 BCE. The month that "the brick was placed in the brick mold" is the second month of Umma's calendar year.

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Administrative tablet of reed mats Item: 4 ca. 2000 BCE

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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A note describing a reed mat(?) of unknown provenience dating to the Ur III period (2100-2000 BCE).

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Adminstrative tablet of sheep and goats from Drehem in the 42nd year of Shulgi's reign Item: 5 2053 BCE

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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List of sheep and goats from Drehem, Iraq dating to the Ur III period (2100-2000 BCE). The 42nd year of Shulgi's reign dates to 2053 BCE. The month of "eating the gazelle" is the first month of Drehem's calendar year.

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Administrative tablet of sheep and goats from Drehem in the 4th year of Amar-Suen's reign Item: 6 2042 BCE

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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List of sheep and goats from Drehem, Iraq dating to the Ur III period (2100-2000 BCE). The 4th year of Amar-Suen's reign dates to 2042 BCE. The month of An's festival is the 10th month of Drehem's calendar year.

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Administrative tablet of hired workers in Umma from the Ur III period. Item: 7 ca. 2050 BCE

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A list of two hired workers and oxen from Umma, Iraq dating to the Ur III period (2100-2000 BCE). Currently missing from Special Collections holdings.

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Royal inscription from the reign of Lipit-Ishtar Item: 8 ca. 1930 BCE

Official or display cone excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period

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Royal inscription of Lipit-Ishtar on a clay cone dating to the Old Babylonian period. Lipit-Ishtar was king in Mesopotamia for ten years between 1934-1924 BCE. Lipit- Ishtar ruled from the city of Isin and is famous for issuing a set of laws. When he published his laws, Lipit-Ishtar also built Enisisa, the "House of Justice," and he had its construction recorded on lots of clay cones like this one. Note: this text = RIME 4.1.5.4 (Frayne 1990, 52-54). For another exemplar of this inscription see: http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/cuneiform/UM15.phtml

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Administrative tablet of a silver loan from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II Item: 9 ca. 580 BCE

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period

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Citing loan of silver and witnesses involved dating to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II in the Neo-Babylonian period. Nebuchadnezzar II was king of Mesopotamia from 604-562 BCE.

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