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Object Number 985-6-60/13766
Display Title Cast of clay tablet
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of clay tablet. Inscribed with 15 prescriptions in Sumerian.
Inventory Description Cast of clay tablet w. impressed cunaiform inscription, cracked
Classification
  • Cast
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Sumerian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Iraq / <State> / <County> / <City> / Nippur
Materials Plaster
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 9.2 x 3.1 cm (6 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-6-60/13766

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