Found at Babylon
This is an administrative text from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon from 605-562 B.C. This tablet, which is of about average size, bears the king's name. The inscription reads: "the 7th of Kislīmu of the 20th year of Nebuchadnezzer, King of Babylon." That was the year 585 B.C.
Found at Jokha, the ancient Umma in central Babylonia
This is an example of a sealed temple record. After the tablet was written and while the clay was still soft, the temple priest rolled his engraved cylindrical stone seal over the tablet. The impression of the seal made it impossible to change the record. The seal impression is the raised characters and contains the name of the scribe, his father, and the statue of the seated sun god. It is dated 2350 B.C.
Found at Jokha, the ancient Umma, in central Babylonia
In perfect condition, this is a messenger tablet. It is a list of provisions supplied for the temple messenger for his journey through the country. Such tablets are rare and highly valued because the writing is among the finest yet discovered. They are always small. It is dated 2350 B.C.
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