Cuneiform Tablets from Shmet from the Excavation Season of 2001

In 2001–2002, the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage undertook excavations at the site of Shmet in the Umma region, thereby uncovering a large residential quarter. This article presents the first six cuneiform tablets from the first excavation season at the site, dating to the Presargonic...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie 2020-07, Vol.110 (1), p.1-13
Main Authors: Salman Fahad, Sa’ad, Abdul-Qadir Abbas, Raghad
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In 2001–2002, the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage undertook excavations at the site of Shmet in the Umma region, thereby uncovering a large residential quarter. This article presents the first six cuneiform tablets from the first excavation season at the site, dating to the Presargonic and Ur III periods. The god names mentioned support the identification of Shmet with the ancient city of
ISSN:0084-5299
1613-1150
DOI:10.1515/za-2020-0001