Figure
1.1
Loan of
Silver
Note. Cuneiform
Tablet representing a loan of silver, estimated
date between 20-19th century B.C (The MET, n.d.-c). The
following clay cuneiform tablet is a recording of a business loan from the
20th-19th century B.C. The tablet records the merchant’s name
and the debtors name, including the amount due. The artifact shows the methods
used to record business transactions to keep record of binding contracts. The
shape of the tablet is significant, since these are tablets used for the
purpose of business transactions (The MET, n.d.-c). |
Figure 1.2
Loan of Silver
 |
Note. 2D unwrapping of the tablet to
display all text (The MET, n.d.-c). |
Figure 1.2 shows the full text unwrapped towards a 2D plane. This shows the amount of information that is stored on the tablet that is read from left to right.
Figure
2.1
Cuneiform
cylinder that contains Nebuchadnezzar II inscription
 |
Note.
Cuneiform cylinder containing details regarding the rebuilding of the temple at
Sippar (The MET, n.d.-a). The following cuneiform cylinder is quite unique. Even though the image may create the perception as if the object is large, it is roughly the size of standard 8.5 inch sheet of paper, so its size ensures it’s not too heavy. The text is an inscription regarding the reconstruction of the temple of the sun-god Shamash at Sippar. The time period is Neo-Babylonian and estimated between 604-562 B.C. Figure
2.2 Cuneiform cylinder that contains Nebuchadnezzar II inscription |
 |
Note. 2D unwrapping showing details
contained in the cylinder (The MET, n.d.-a). |
Figure 2.2 shows the level of detail that is stored once unwrapped towards a 2D plane.
Figure
3.1
Sumerian
Cuneiform Clay Tablet
 |
Note. Clay tablet that would fit in the
palm of your hand and is of unknown genre (The MET, n.d.-b). |
The
following artifact is from 2600-2350 B.C and is currently not classified under
any known genre. The object is relatively small, measuring at 4.4x3.9x2.3 cm
and will fit in the palm of your hand (that is if your palm is 8x9cm). The
object is made of clay and will most likely have the same density of a marble.
Figure 3.2
Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Tablet
 |
Note. Drawing representing the text on the
artifact (The MET, n.d.-b). |
The
following format (Figure 3.2) is easier to decipher, and the tool markings are more visible.
Reference
The MET (n.d.-a), Cuneiform
cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II [Photograph]. Retrieved from
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/321614
The MET (n.d.-b), Cuneiform
tablet: genre uncertain [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325504
The MET (n.d.-c), Cuneiform
Tablet: loan of silver [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325858
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