Clay tablet with cuneiform inscription.

2036 B.C.

[Shu-Sin cuneiform tablet]

1 cuneiform tablet : clay ; 5 x 4 cm.
Dated from Ur or Drehem, 2nd year of Shu-Sin (2036 B.C.).
Shu-Sin, King of Ur reigned 2037-2029 B.C. Clay tablet from his reign, inscribed with seven lines of Sumerian cuneiform.

This clay tablet deals with the exchange of two sheep by an official named Urmes to the scribe named Dugg'a.

The entire surface of the tablet has been rolled with the scribe’s cylinder seal to guarantee the authenticity of the document (creating the seal impression in tiny three-dimensional relief). Apart from the owner’s name, we can see that this seal was engraved with a scene showing the standing figure of Dugg'a being presented being presented by a goddess to a seated deity.

Shu-Sin was the brother of Amar Sin and the fourth King of the Third Dynasty of Ur; his name means ‘the chosen one of the god Sin’.

Call number: Add.Ms. 328