Clay; fired
600–500 BCE
Iraq, West Asia, West Asia
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Ancient Mesopotamia, Babylonian Period
Theme
The Great River Civilisations outside India: Mesopotamia, Egypt and China
Subtheme
Mesopotamia – The Land of the Two Rivers
Case Title
Mesopotamia - temples and houses
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Iraq
Measurements
10.5 x 12 x 1.9 cm
Accession Number
VAT 00413
Description
The clay tablet shows a modern-looking house plan with rooms grouped around a courtyard. Wedge-shaped script gives dimensions of rooms and wall thicknesses. Plans like these help us reconstruct the monumental buildings which made Babylon famous.
