A Mesopotamian Terracotta Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription, Pre-Sargonic, reign of Uruinimgina (Urukagina), year 2, circa 2350 B.C.

of square form with rounded sides, engraved with eight columns on each side (one uninscribed on the reverse), with 15 + 18 + 17 + 17 + 19 + 17 + 16 + 16 + 18 + 17 +18 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 9 cases of text, concerning rations of barley for distribution to many named individuals and officials, with totals given at the end.

Erlenmeyer Collection, Basel, acquired in the 1950s (Christie's, London, Ancient Near Eastern Texts from the Erlenmeyer Collection, December 13th, 1988, no. 57, illus.)

Good for such a large tablet, imperfections as shown in the photos. There is a repair across one corner visible on the upper right in the photo of the reverse. Small cracks and perhaps some consolidation treatment along the edges.
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