Book/Printed Material Clay bulla, Cuneiform tablet no. 15

Title

• Clay bulla, Cuneiform tablet no. 15

Names

• Minassian, Kirkor, former owner.
• Kirkor Minassian Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• [2031 B.C.]

Headings

• -  Cuneiform tablets--Iraq--Drehem (Extinct city)
• -  Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens
• -  Sumerian language--Texts
• -  Drehem (Extinct city)
• -  Shu-Sin, year 5 (2031 B.C.)

Notes

• -  A seal was rolled over the text, but is currently illegible. This item, as No. 16, was used to identify bundles of tablets. The tablets were tied with cord, the knot being covered with a ball of clay. The ball was then inscribed with information and/or date.
• -  Images, drawings, and transcriptions of the tablets are also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
• -  Content in Sumerian.
• -  Acquired by the Library of Congress in 1929 from art dealer Kirkor Minassian as part of a collection of Islamic bookbindings, manuscripts, textiles, and ceramic and metal objects illustrating the history of the development of writing and book arts in the Middle East.
• -  Description from LC Global Gateways metadata

Medium

• 1 clay tablet ;

Call Number/Physical Location

• PJ3719 .M56 no. 15

Source Collection

• Cuneiform Tablet Collection

Repository

• Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0015
• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0015
• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0015

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2020741384

Rights Advisory

• No known restrictions on use or reproduction.

Online Format

• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2020741384

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