| Object Number | CBS14178 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Period | Old Babylonian Period |
| Date Made | 1900-1600 BCE |
| Section | Babylonian |
| Materials | Clay |
| Inscription Language | Sumerian Language |
| Description | PBS XIV: The worshiping of Martu, the god of the Amorites. The powerful hero steps forth club in hand, not fighting but at rest, his right arm hanging, his left half folded, pressing to his breast the head of his club. He has a turban, short hair, a large beard spreading and curled at the end, a short tunic girded about and reaching to the knees. A shawl is thrown over one shoulder and is held in the fold arm, one lap hanging in front. Two seal impressions on a tablet dated in the year when king Rim-Sin occupied the city of Damig-ilishu, about BC 1985. Nippur. Administrative text. Receipt for 4 sheqel of silver borrowed for 6 months at a rate of 20 %; seal impressions on Reverse(2),LoE(2),RE(1); (Obverse)10x(Reverse)5 lines. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900 |
| Other Number | P269154 - CDLI Number | PBS XIV: 325 - Other Number | B14178 - Old Museum Number | CBS 14178 - Other Number |
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