Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents from the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade

The 132 tablets pictured in this volume are from the time of the dynasty of Agade and earlier periods. They mostly consist of the payrolls, contracts, receipts, etc., which reflect the economic life of ancient Babylonia. One group contains a series of transactions of Nippur merchants. George A. Barton provides gives a translation of six of the tablets, a list of the proper names in the collection, autographs of all the tablets, and 18 photographic views.