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SKU: MS.0165
Origin: Near EastCirca: Reign of Sin-Iddinam, 1849 BC to 1843 BCDimensions: 6" Height x 4" Width (15.3 cm x 10.2 cm) Medium: Terracotta
This is an ancient Old Babylonian cuneiform inscribed clay barrel of Sin-Iddinam. Sin-Iddinam was the ruler of Larsa and the surrounding area in which he describes the massive projects he undertook to improve the city including deepening the Tigris river, draining swamps, and building canals. Also mentioned are the wages paid to the workers employed in the construction. All of this was likely in response to dam-works built by rival nations upstream in Mesopotamia.
Hixenbaugh Gallery, New York, 2000's. Private Collection, Los Angeles, California..
Intact. With minor surface wear, abrasions and chips throughout. A large fragment missing from the upper rim and mid portion of the body to one side.
Mesopotamian
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Barrel
