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Description: This small tablet was part of the economic archives of the temple of the sky-god Anu and fertility-goddess Ishtar at Uruk. It records the stipend paid to Ardi-Inninni, son of Ibni-Ishtar of the business firm of Bel-ili on the 2nd day of the month of Tebet in the 6th year of the reign of King Nabonidus (ca. 549 BC).
Title: Economic Document
Credit: Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
Author: Anonymous (Babylon)Unknown author
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