Cuneiform tablet: record of rations of beer, bread, oil, and onions for messengers

Medium

Clay

Dimensions

1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. (3 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm)

Classification

Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Culture & Period

Neo-Sumerian · Ur III

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Archbishop Elias F. Shaheen, 1985

Accession Number

1985.180.2