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2 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragments

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2 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragments

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Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A set of two fragmentary clay tablets of oblong forms. The first fragment is a corner of a larger tablet and contains 28 partial lines of inscribed cuneiform text. The second fragment comes from a middle section of a tablet and contains 14 partial lines of text on the obverse as well as the beginnings of at least 9 additional lines along the verso. Clay tablets like these examples were used to record business transactions, personal messages, or even decrees by local governors. Size of largest: 3.6" W x 3.1" H (9.1 cm x 7.9 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Both pieces are fragments of larger clay tablets as shown. Both pieces have chips and losses to peripheries, both faces, and cuneiform text. Nice preservation to remaining cuneiform characters.

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2 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragments

Name: 2 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragments
SKU: 117664539
Price: 400 USD
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