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title: Mesopotamian Tablet with Puchase Details from Dilbat
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5865/mesopotamian-tablet-with-puchase-details-from-dilb/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mesopotamian Tablet with Puchase Details from Dilbat

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

## Image File

[![Mesopotamian Tablet with Puchase Details from Dilbat](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5865.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5865.jpg)

## Image Caption

This tablet lists purchases of land by a man named Tupsikka, with payments made in baskets of barley. One transaction reads "The price of the field is 90 gur-sag-gal \[21,600 liters\] of barley; the additional payment is eight gur-sag-gal \[1920 liters\] of barley, 16 pounds of wool \[and\] 16 quarts of oil". Stone tablet, about 2400-2200 BCE. Excavated by Hormuzd Rassam at Dilbat, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. Dilbat (modern-day Tell al-Deylam) was a minor [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/). (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, October 24). Mesopotamian Tablet with Puchase Details from Dilbat. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5865/mesopotamian-tablet-with-puchase-details-from-dilb/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Tablet with Puchase Details from Dilbat." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5865/mesopotamian-tablet-with-puchase-details-from-dilb/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Tablet with Puchase Details from Dilbat." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5865/mesopotamian-tablet-with-puchase-details-from-dilb/>.

## License & Copyright

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