Cuneiform Babylonian tablet,2nd millennium BC. Private letter from around 1632 BC in the Old Babylonian era. In this letter,a man named Marduk-mushallim writes to his superior to give a report on the implementation of order from a king,probably Ammisaduqa,a king of Babylon. The letter refers to the security of a city called Sippar-Yahrurum (modern Tell Abu Habbah in Iraq). The script on this clay tablet is called cuneiform and was written with a pointed implement. When fired the records written on the clay became permanent. This object is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York City,USA. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART |
Bildgröße: | 3568 px × 4933 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |