Leeds University Digital Library

cuneiform tablet

  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: cuneiform tablet
  • Description:

    1of 6 Babylonian tables described in a letter from the British Museum to the collector Mr James Ogden.

    Inscription on both sides.

    Label enclosed reads:"899./ List of sacrifices offered to the god Shara and to his sacred emblems on various days throughout the month: the sacrifices were two different kinds of sheep and also goats. These are described as the regular offering to Shara from A-lul-lul. Dated in the second year of Gimil-Sin, King of Ur."

    Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative number P362899.

  • Date range: c.2000 BCE
  • Date: 2050
  • Keywords: Classics
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2025 17:57
  • Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025 18:00