Description:

Sumeria, ca. 1953 - 1935 BCE. Well preserved cuneiform tablet with inscription around sides and on base. The inscription in the light colored clay is deep and clear. The text is written around the shaft of the cone, in two columns of equal length, leaving the remainder of the cone blank. The text records the building of the wall by Ishme-Dagan, after exempting the citizens from taxes and freeing them from corvee labor (labor exacted in lieu of taxes). Ancient Isin is te modern side of Tell Bahriayat, located on an ancient course of the Euphrates river in central Babylonia. This site has been excavated by German archaeologists over the last century. The text translates as follows: "Ishme-Dagan, mighty man, King of Isin, King of the four quarters [of the world], when he cancelled the taxes of Nippur, the city beloved by Enlil, and excused its men from military/corvee service, he built the wall of the city of Isin, naming it "Ishme-Dagan, with Enlil, the might of the Great God."" 5-3/4"H. Provenance: Ex-F. Zollman Collection, MD. Authenticity Guaranteed The starting price is the price at which the piece can sell.

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