COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL0701326dc
image_number
JRL0701326dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Cuneiform 931
reference_number
Cuneiform 931
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Conquest of Kish under Agga
title
Conquest of Kish under Agga
Image Title
false
Date Created:
3rd century BCE [late]
date_created
3rd century BCE [late]
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
obverse
page
obverse
Page/Sheet
false
Description:
A cuneiform tablet concerning the conquest of Kish under Agga, by Gilgamesh. On the obverse the first column of text measures 2 and 1/4 inches at its widest, column two is 2 inches at its widest. The length of line dviding the the two columns is 3 and 1/4 inches.
description
A cuneiform tablet concerning the conquest of Kish under Agga, by Gilgamesh. On the obverse the first column of text measures 2 and 1/4 inches at its widest, column two is 2 inches at its widest. The length of line dviding the the two columns is 3 and 1/4 inches.
Description
false
Language Code:
sux
language
sux
Language Code
false
Language:
Sumerian
language_name
Sumerian
Language
false
Subject:
Poetry
subject
Poetry
Subject
false
Subject:
Sumerian literature
subject
Sumerian literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Epic poetry
subject
Epic poetry
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Tablets
class
Tablets
Sub-Category
false
Support:
Clay
support
Clay
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
3000 - 1500 BCE
temporal_coverage
3000 - 1500 BCE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
Iraq: Tall Al-uhaimer
spatial_coverage
Iraq: Tall Al-uhaimer
Places Covered
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
References:
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 19, Reverend T. Fish (Ph.D), 'A Rylands Cuniform tablet concerning the conquest of Kish under Agga, by Gilgamesh'
references
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 19, Reverend T. Fish (Ph.D), 'A Rylands Cuniform tablet concerning the conquest of Kish under Agga, by Gilgamesh'
References
false
Notes:
The collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Clay Tablets has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here: Cuneiform Digital Library [Cdli]
notes
The collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Clay Tablets has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here:<A href="https://cdli.ucla.edu/collections/manchester/manchester.html."> Cuneiform Digital Library [Cdli] </a>
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-11-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB