Cuneiform tablet: record of rations of beer, bread, oil, and onions for messengers
Object type: Cuneiform tablet
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Neo-Sumerian
Period: Ur III
Date: ca. 2028 BCE
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. (3 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Geography:      Mesopotamia Umma (modern Jokha)
Credit line: Gift of Archbishop Elias F. Shaheen, 1985
Accession year: 1985