August 6, 2024 Dataset Open Access

Michel, Cécile; Schroer, Christian; Olbrich, Stephan; Ehteram, Samaneh; Beckert, Andreas; Schropp, Andreas; Pätzold, Philipp; Wiljes, Patrik; Bohn, Matthias; Döhrmann, Ralph; Pataï, Véronique

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  <dc:creator>Michel, Cécile</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Schroer, Christian</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Olbrich, Stephan</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Ehteram, Samaneh</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Beckert, Andreas</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Schropp, Andreas</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Pätzold, Philipp</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Wiljes, Patrik</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Bohn, Matthias</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Döhrmann, Ralph</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Pataï, Véronique</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2024-08-06</dc:date>
  <dc:description>Written Artefact Metadata

Object type: Enveloped clay tablet
Material: Clay
Writing: Cuneiform writing
Language: Old Assyrian
Nature of the text: Loan contract
Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Period/Date: Old Assyrian (ca. 1920-1850 BC) (1st half of 2nd millennium)
Country of discovery: Türkiye
Dimensions: Height: 6.1 cm; Width: 5.9 cm; Depth: 2.1 cm
Museum/Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France,  Department of Oriental Antiquities
Museum number: AO 8295
Publication reference: TC 3,229
CDLI: TCL 21, 229 (P357795)

 

Translation of the tablet in the envelope

Enlil-bani has loaned 2/3 minas 2 2/3 shekels and
15 grains of refined silver¹ to Assur-malik, son of
Uzua. From the week of Iddin-Abum, month v, year
of Enna-Suen, son of Shu-Ishar², within five weeks
he will pay. If he has not paid, he will add as
interest half a shekel per mina and per month.
Witnesses: Shu-Belum, son of Kulumaya,
and Amur-Assur, son of Assur-tab.

¹ 15 grains of refined silver: about 340 g
² Weeks and years are named after people

 

Structure and data

Individual files:
Previews and 3D files 


	000_AO8295_anim5b_small: Short animated GIF preview
	001_AO8295_anim5b: Longer animated GIF file, higher quality
	002_AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5_i2 Envelope: .glb file of the envelope
	003_AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5_i4 Letter: .glb file of the letter


00_Photos.zip:
Photos of enveloped Tablet front and back.


	AO 8295_Louvre_Tablets_150
	AO 8295-O_Louvre_Tablets_091


01_VolumeData.zip:
3D tomographic reconstruction of Tablet AO8295 volume data and example cross section visualisation.


	reconstruction.nxs
	reconstruction.h5
	cross_section.jpg


02_Visualisations.zip:
Contains geometry files, internal format files (.exa) and visualisations as tif files.


	AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25.exa
	AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5.exa
	AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5_a64.exa
	AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5_a64_p2.ply
	AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5_a64_p4.ply
	AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5_i2.ply
	AO8295_2_4_0.5_2_crossBilateralTukey_auto_1_3_mean_0.0625_auto_1_3_auto_1.25_0.015_32_8_-0.5_i4.ply
	AO8295_anim5b.gif
	AO8295_anim5b.mp4
	AO8295_envelope_bottom.tif
	AO8295_envelope_front.tif
	AO8295_envelope_left.tif
	AO8295_envelope_right.tif
	AO8295_envelope_top.tif
	AO8295_tablet_back.tif
	AO8295_tablet_bottom.tif
	AO8295_tablet_front.tif
	AO8295_tablet_left.tif
	AO8295_tablet_right.tif
	AO8295_tablet_top.tif


03_Scripts.zip:
Scripts to run the extraction and visualisation software Exavis42.


	AO8295_anim5.bat
	AO8295_anim5.sh
	AO8295_anim5b.txt
	AO8295_h5.sh
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  <dc:subject>UWA</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Cluster of Excellence</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>CSMC</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>DESY</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>RFA09</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Artefact Profiling</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>3D</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>X-Ray</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Tomography</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>ENCI</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Cuneiform</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Clay tablet</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Assyriology</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Informatics</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Physics</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Louvre</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Museum</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Paris</dc:subject>
  <dc:title>AO 8295 (X-Ray Tomography 3D data of an Enveloped Clay Tablet, Louvre Museum, Paris)</dc:title>
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