Five Mesopotamian terracotta cuneiform tablets
Sumerian, Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2080-2030 B.C.
Each an administrative document, covering various topics, including a tablet concerning five dead goats, with cylinder seal impression for Lukaalla, 42mmx 41mm; another, a receipt for eighteen skins of animals, dated to the reign of King Shulgi, 2094-2047 B.C., 40mm x 40mm; and three other tablets relating to livestock for offerings, 34mm-50mm high (5)
Sumerian, Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2080-2030 B.C.
Each an administrative document, covering various topics, including a tablet concerning five dead goats, with cylinder seal impression for Lukaalla, 42mmx 41mm; another, a receipt for eighteen skins of animals, dated to the reign of King Shulgi, 2094-2047 B.C., 40mm x 40mm; and three other tablets relating to livestock for offerings, 34mm-50mm high (5)
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£1,250
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Footnotes
- Provenance:
Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980. Thence by descent.
Category: Antiquities
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