Clay tablet; wood and many other items needed for the boats of Magan - Replica Cuneiform Ancient offers Clay Tablet

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Cultures/periods
Third Dynasty of Ur

Production date
21stC BC
Findspot

Found/Acquired: Iraq, South
Asia: Middle East: Iraq: Iraq, South

Materials
clay

Dimensions
Length: Length: 9.90 centimetres
Thickness: Thickness: 2.85 centimetres
Width: Width: 5.25 centimetres

Inscriptions
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription language: Sumerian
Inscription script: cuneiform

Inscription transliteration: 178 gišgišnimbar-gal 1400 gišu3-suh5 gal 36 giššinig gal 32 gišše-du10 gal 10 giššinig 3
kuš3-ta 276 gu2 šu-sar mangaga 34 gu2 šu-sar peš 418 gu2 u2gamun2 207 gu2 A.GUGx 753(?) kuš gu4 44 gu2
48 ma-na sig2 ud5 5.3.1 5 sila3 i3 ku6 gur 5 U ŠU.NI.x 4260 sa gi-ŠID 12324 sa gi-NE 3170.0.0 esir2 luh gur
============ ma2 Ma2-gan du8-de3 ki ensi2 Gir2-suki-ka
Inscription translation: 178 large palm trees 1400 large pine(?) trees 36 large tamarisk trees offers 32 large acacia(?)-
trees 10 tamarisk trees, each 3 cubits 276 talents of palm fibre rope 34 talents of palm leaf rope 418 talents of
reeds 207 talents of halfa-grass 753(?) ox hides 44 talents, 48 minas of goat hair 1695 litres of fish oil … 4260
bundles of construction-reeds 12324 bundles of fuel(?)-reeds 3170 GUR-measures of purified bitumen For making
watertight the Magan-boats. From the governor of Girsu. 10 shekels of oil 2 litres of dates Magan-offerings via
Urabba, messenger Expenditure Month xii
Inscription subject

administrative
Bibliographic references
Sigrist M et al 1996a / Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, II
British Museum 2011a / Splendours of Mesopotamia (p.33, cat.2)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history

Exhibited:
2011 28 March-26 June, Abu Dhabi, Manarat Al Saadiyat, 'Splendours of Mesopotamia'
2000, Tokyo, 'Indus Valley'
Associated places
Named in inscription: Magan (archaic)
Asia: Middle East: Arabia: Magan (archaic)
Acquisition name
Purchased from: Selim Homsy & Co
Acquisition date
1895

Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
18390
Registration number
1895,0329.48

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