COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0701326dc
Reference Number:
Cuneiform 931
Image Title:
Conquest of Kish under Agga
Date Created:
3rd century BCE [late]
Page/Sheet:
obverse
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.
Language Code:
sux
Language:
Sumerian
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Sumerian literature
Subject:
Epic poetry
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Tablets
Support:
Clay
Time Period Covered:
3000 - 1500 BCE
Places Covered:
Iraq: Tall Al-uhaimer
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
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'
Notes:
The collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Clay Tablets has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here: Cuneiform Digital Library [Cdli]
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
Conquest of Kish under Agga
