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Sumerian administrative clay tablet, Third Dynasty of Ur, Umma, ca. 2049-2044 BCE Bound Bound

Date:
Third Dynasty of Ur, Umma, ca. 2049-2044 BCE
Scope Content:
Sumerian administrative tablet of baked clay, inscribed on both sides in cuneiform characters, recording the receipt of a barley delivery. With the impression of a Sumerian administrative seal. Originally from the collection of Eleanor Lowenstein The text reads that 1 royal gur of barley was received from a man named Ir in the Month RI (the fifth month in the calendar of the city of Umma), the year after the city of Urbillum was destroyed. This would be either 2049 or 2044 B.C. as this year formula was used for both these in the reigns of King Shugi and King Amar-Suen respectively. The seal impression reads "Ur-e-. son of Lu-Sharake," meaning "Man of Shara," which was the city god of Umma
  1. Lilly Library
  2. Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1992
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The Leonard Bernstein Collection, circa 16th century-2001, bulk 1940-1990

Campus:
Indiana University Bloomington
Repository:
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Collection ID:
VAD8042
Date:
circa 16th century-2001, bulk 1940-1990
Creator:
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
Scope Content:

The collection consists of approximately 2100 items, the complete contents of Bernstein's composition studio in Fairfield, Connecticut . It includes his furniture; office supplies; recordings by Bernstein and other musicians; books, some of which are signed by the authors or Bernstein's friends; artwork and posters, either decorative or relating to performances in which he was conductor or composer; numerous certificates and awards, including Grammys and honorary doctorates; and other personal objects collected throughout Bernstein's life.

The materials in the collection were created between the 16th and 21st centuries, but primarily during Bernstein's career, approximately 1940-1990 .

Physical Description:
2100 items.(Approximately)
  1. Indiana University Jacobs School of Music