Sujet
Cuneiform tablet barley rations, 1st Dynasty of Lagash, about 2350-2200 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Cuneiform tablet recording barley rations, 1st Dynasty of Lagash, about 2350-2200 BC, from Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Iraq. This cuneiform tablet records in Sumerian the distribution of barley as rations to about two hundred workmen and their children by the Temple of Bau. The goddess Bau (or Baba) was the wife of Ningirsu, the supreme god of the city Lagash. The temple referred to here was at Girsu, a town within the city-state of Lagash. From the British Museum's collection, 23rd century BC.
Date
30 nov. 1999
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B79_085
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (2,1Mo) / 35,4cm x 35,7cm / 4177 x 4213 (300dpi)