Cuneiform tablet: field sale
Object type: Cuneiform tablet
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Babylonian
Period: Old Babylonian
Date: ca. 20th–16th century BCE
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 4.9 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Classification: Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Geography:      Mesopotamia probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba)
Credit line: Purchase, 1886
Accession year: 1886