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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Mesopotamian; Babylonian; Sumerian
Title:	Tablet with cuneiform inscription commemorating Sin-kashid, king of Uruk
Date Made:	ca. 1850 BCE (Old Babylonian, n.d)
Type:	Documentary Artifact
Materials:	Clay
Place Made:	Asia; Babylonia; Sumer; Uruk
Measurements:	overall: 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.985 cm x 5.08 cm
Accession Number:	MH 1984.10
Credit Line:	Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. William D. Brewer (Alice F. Van Ess, Class of 1941)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Rectangular, pillow-shaped baked clay tablet bearingg a cuneiform inscription. The text commemorates the construction of the palace of Sin-kashid, the king of Uruk. TRANSLATION: “Sîn-kas̆id, mighty man, king of Uruk, king of the Amnānum, provider of Eanna, when he built Eanna, built his royal palace.”

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

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