Stele of Ushumgal, Early Dynastic I, 2900–2700 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Umma (modern Jokha), Sumerian, Gypsum alabaster, H. 22.4 x W. 14.7 x D. 9.5 cm (8 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.), Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed, Among the earliest written documents from Mesopotamia are records of land sales or grants, often carved in stone with associated images, perhaps for public display. The Sumerian inscription on this stele records a transaction involving three fields, three houses, and some livestock
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Stele, Ushumgal, Early Dynastic I, 2900–2700 B.C, Mesopotamia, Umma, modern Jokha, Sumerian, Gypsum alabaster, H, 22.4 x W, 14.7 D, 9.5 cm, 8 7/8 5 3/4 3 3/4, Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed, earliest written documents, records, land sales, grants, carved, stone, associated images, perhaps, public display, Sumerian inscription, stele records, transaction involving, three, fields, three houses, livestock
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