MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc2021030r
Identifier:
cc2021030r
Title:
Sumerian Cuneiform tablet
Subject:
Writing - History
Subject:
Cuneiform
Subject:
Middle East - Antiquities
Summary:
Clay tablet with text of an administrative nature. The tablet originated from the ancient city of Umma, which is now known as Tell Jokha. It is dated from the period of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BCE).
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor:
Sigrist, Marcel
Date of Original:
-2000 BCE
Date of Digitization:
2021
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
tablets
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
clay
Dimensions of Original:
12.2 x 7.2 x 2.1 cm
Language:
Sumerian
Original Item Location:
2021:030; Box 19
Library Collection:
New York Times Museum of the Recorded Word
Digital Project:
2021_0075_cuneiform
Catalog Record:
acc: cc2021:030
Place:
Sumer
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes:
This tablet was catalogued by M. Sigrist in the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative as "Rochester 172." On that site, the tablet is transliterated, but not translated. https://cdli.ucla.e…

Sumerian Cuneiform tablet