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title: Mesopotamian Beer Rations Tablet
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4849/mesopotamian-beer-rations-tablet/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-04-22
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# Mesopotamian Beer Rations Tablet

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

## Image File

[![Mesopotamian Beer Rations Tablet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4849.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4849.jpg)

## Image Caption

The temples issued workers with daily rations of barley [beer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Beer/), the staple drink of [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). The tablet was impressed with five different types of numerical symbol. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. Late [Uruk](https://www.worldhistory.org/uruk/) Period, 3100-3000 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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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. (2016, April 07). Mesopotamian Beer Rations Tablet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4849/mesopotamian-beer-rations-tablet/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Beer Rations Tablet." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4849/mesopotamian-beer-rations-tablet/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Beer Rations Tablet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4849/mesopotamian-beer-rations-tablet/>.

## License & Copyright

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