Mesopotamian Cuneiform Clay Tablet, c. 2000 B.C.

(Cuneiform Tablet)

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Item No.
33.37212
Culture
Mesopotamia, c. 2nd Millennium B.C. 
Item Details.
Bearing 12 dense lines of cuneiform text on both sides. The text is a document c. 2000 B.C. listing small consignments of domestic animals being sent or received from a government or temple stockyard, with the human escort named.

Provenance: From a private Gloucestershire deceased estate, previously acquired in 1986.

Size
7.8 cm L - 3 1/16 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Cuneiform & Tablets
Price.
US$ 1600
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