This paper reconsiders a group of cuneiform tablets allegedly excavated in Seal-Impression Strata (SIS) 5–4 at Ur (Iraq). Analysis of unpublished records and texts kept in the British Museum of London revealed fresh information that is instrumental to re-discuss provenance and use of the tablets, analyzed here both as excavated artifacts and as economic accounts.
New Light on the Early Archives from Ur: The «Ancient Room» Tablet Hoard / Giacomo, Benati; Camille, Lecompte. - STAMPA. - (2016), pp. 13-30. (Intervento presentato al convegno 9th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East tenutosi a Basel nel June 9-13, 2014).
New Light on the Early Archives from Ur: The «Ancient Room» Tablet Hoard
BENATI, GIACOMO;
2016
Abstract
This paper reconsiders a group of cuneiform tablets allegedly excavated in Seal-Impression Strata (SIS) 5–4 at Ur (Iraq). Analysis of unpublished records and texts kept in the British Museum of London revealed fresh information that is instrumental to re-discuss provenance and use of the tablets, analyzed here both as excavated artifacts and as economic accounts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
