Edgar J. Banks Collection
Cuneiform Tablets & Other Ancient Objects
Acquired in 1913 from Edgar J. Banks, Truman State University’s collection of fifteen ancient artifacts includes baked and unbaked clay tablets, Palestinian oil lamps, a Babylonian cylinder seal, and a votive cone.
Identification Number
Image
Notes by Edgar J. Banks (includes transcription)
Description
46.059
Object: Palestinian oil lamp
Origin: Unknown
Date: c. 1100 CE [?]
Apprx. Size (mm):
103 x 69 x 38
46.060
Object: Palestinian oil lamp
Origin: Unknown
Date: c. 1100 CE [?]
Apprx. Size (mm):
96 x 50 x 31
46.061
Object: Palestinian oil lamp
Origin: Unknown
Date: c. 1100 CE
Apprx. Size (mm):
75 x 50 x 22
46.063
Object: Votive Cone
Origin: Warka
Date: c. 2100 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
63 x 32 (base diameter)
46.064
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Jokha
Date: c. 2300 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
46 x 44 x 19
46.065
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Drehem
Date: c. 2200 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
33 x 28 x 15
46.066
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Warka
Date: c. 604-562 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm): Unknown
46.067
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Jokha
Date: c. 2300 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
52 x 40 x 17
46.068
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Jokha
Date: c. 2300 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
23 x 24 x 11
46.069
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Senkereh
Date: c. 2400 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
110.5 x 70 x 25
46.070
Object: Cylinder Seal
Origin: Babylon
Date: c. 2400-2100 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
20 x 11 (base diameter)
46.071
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Jokha
Date: c. 2300 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
38 x 35 x 14
46.072
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Drehem
Date: c. 2250 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
40 x 37 x 15
46.073
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Drehem
Date: c. 2350 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
27 x 25 x 13
46.074
Object: Clay Tablet
Origin: Drehem
Date: c. 2250 BCE
Apprx. Size (mm):
43 x 44 x 18
For information concerning this exhibit contact: speccoll@truman.edu