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Bill of sale-AO 3766  wikidata:Q62100712 reasonator:Q62100712
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Title
Bill of sale-AO 3766
label QS:Len-gb,"Bill of sale-AO 3766"
label QS:Len,"Bill of sale-AO 3766"
label QS:Lfr,"acte de vente"
Object type clay tablet / archaeological artefact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Sumerian contract: selling of a field and a house. Shuruppak, pre-cuneiform script.
Français : Contrat archaïque sumérien concernant la vente d'un champ et d'une maison. Shuruppak, inscription pré-cunéiforme.
Date circa 2600 BC
date QS:P571,-2600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium Puerto Rico Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 8.5 cm (3.3 in); width: 8.5 cm (3.3 in); depth: 2 cm (0.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,8.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,8.5U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Mésopotamie, room 1a: La Mésopotamie du Néolithique à l'époque des Dynasties archaïques de Sumer. Richelieu, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).
Accession number
AO 3766
Place of discovery Shuruppak Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line 1901: purchased
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 9619
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Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2005)
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current18:34, 22 February 2009Thumbnail for version as of 18:34, 22 February 20091,800 × 1,700 (2.56 MB)Jastrowlarger resolution, sharper
20:45, 9 November 2005Thumbnail for version as of 20:45, 9 November 20051,415 × 1,130 (1.08 MB)Jastrow'''Description:''' Sumerian contract: selling of a field and a house. Shuruppak, c. 2600 BC, pre-cuneiform script.<br /> '''Location:''' Louvre, Department of Oriental Antiquities (AO 3766)<br /> '''Photographer:''' Jastrow

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