A 5-day Ration List Tablet from Jemdet Nasr

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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On this clay tablet, the lines are read from left to right and the day numbers appear at the left side (days 1-5). Several different types of rations were issued, possibly bread. Each line mentions the name of the recipient or the destination of issue. Probably from Jemdet Nasr, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Jemdet Nasr Period, 3000-2900 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 07). A 5-day Ration List Tablet from Jemdet Nasr. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4856/a-5-day-ration-list-tablet-from-jemdet-nasr/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A 5-day Ration List Tablet from Jemdet Nasr." World History Encyclopedia, April 07, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4856/a-5-day-ration-list-tablet-from-jemdet-nasr/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A 5-day Ration List Tablet from Jemdet Nasr." World History Encyclopedia, 07 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4856/a-5-day-ration-list-tablet-from-jemdet-nasr/.

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