Sumerian Cuneiform Inscribed Legal Document-Tablet in Envelope, Ur III c. 22nd-21st Century B.C.

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Item No.

33.37054

Culture

Sumerian, Ur III c. 22nd-21st Century B.C. 

Item Details.

Pillow shaped, bearing clear cuneiform script to both sides of the envelope with the tablet clearly seen inside. A legal document of sale of various goods to a named individual. The text on the main tablet is always the same as on the envelope.

Provenance: Acquired on the French market before 1988. Private deceased estate, passed to heirs, 2010. Private French collection of C.M., 2015.

Size

5.6 cm L - 2 3/16 inches

Material

Terracotta 

Condition

Chipped, otherwise intact. 

Categories

Cuneiform & Tablets

Price.

US$ 1200

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