Cuneiform Tablet
date: label: date made
content: 2112 - 2004 BCE
notes: label: Description
content: This clay tablet from ancient Mesopotamia features a script called cuneiform. The tablets record business transactions and trade in items such as sheep, goats, oxhide, and barley. Tablets typically had two layers: an outer covering and inner plate. Sealing the plate within the covering protected it from alteration. If there was a dispute over the accuracy of the information on the outer layer, the covering would be cracked open and the inner plate would be read to settle the matter.
place: label: place made
content: Iraq: Dhī Qār, Ur
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
label: Exhibition
content: Value of Money
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mr. I. Snyderman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU65378
label: accession number
content: 240322
label: catalog number
content: NU65378
objectType: label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
label: Object Name
content: tablet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: clay (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31.4 mm x 29.6 mm x 15.3 mm; 1 1/4 in x 1 5/32 in x 19/32 in