Title: Cuneiform tablet: record of rations of beer, bread, oil, and onions for messengers
Object type: Cuneiform tablet
Date: ca. 2028 BCE
Culture: Neo-Sumerian
Period: Ur III
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. (3 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Archbishop Elias F. Shaheen, 1985
Geography:      Mesopotamia Umma (modern Jokha)    
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY