Cuneiform tablet: receipt of straw
Object type: Cuneiform tablet
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Neo-Sumerian
Period: Ur III
Date: ca. 2040 BCE
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 3.4 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Classification: Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Geography:      Mesopotamia probably from Drehem (ancient Puzrish-Dagan)
Credit line: Purchase, 1886
Accession year: 1886