Cuneiform tablet: private letter 6.8 x 5.4 x 2.3 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in.)

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Holding institution:
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Data provider:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Title:
Cuneiform tablet: private letter 6.8 x 5.4 x 2.3 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Date:
-2000 - -1800
ca. 20th–19th century B.C.
Type:
Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Type (Narrower):
Inscriptions
Type (Broader):
Text
Coverage:
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Geographic region:
Anatolia
probably from Kültepe (Karum Kanesh)
Time period:
Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Medium:
Clay
Extent:
6.8 x 5.4 x 2.3 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
66.245.1
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