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title: Terracotta Tablet from Nippur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2786/terracotta-tablet-from-nippur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Terracotta Tablet from Nippur

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Terracotta Tablet from Nippur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2786.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2786.jpg)

## Image Caption

This clay tablet (with its clay envelope) was a legal document which documented the purchase of a house property. From [Nippur](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/nippur/) (modern Nuffar, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq), southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). Old-Babylonian era, 1757 BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 18). Terracotta Tablet from Nippur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2786/terracotta-tablet-from-nippur/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Tablet from Nippur." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 18, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2786/terracotta-tablet-from-nippur/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Tablet from Nippur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2786/terracotta-tablet-from-nippur/>.

## License & Copyright

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