MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sumerian - Land Transfer Document - Walters 41107 - View A.jpg This tablet provides evidence for the early date of private land ownership in the city-state of Isin It lists 17 purchases of land from multiple sellers by one buyer The text is ...
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Keywords: Sumerian - Land Transfer Document - Walters 41107 - View A.jpg This tablet provides evidence for the early date of private land ownership in the city-state of Isin It lists 17 purchases of land from multiple sellers by one buyer The text is divided into compartments arranged in 15 columns on the front and back The inscriptions probably summarize transactions initially recorded on clay tablets Permanent records on stone were displayed in the temple under the protection of the gods ca 2600 2350 BC Early Dynastic IIIa limestone cm 25 26 5 5 accession number 41 107 5634 From Abhari Edgar J Banks 1930 Henry Walters Baltimore 1930 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Inscription Undercover Stories in Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1980 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin south Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Sumer Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Property law
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