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LARGE OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET

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OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET: Ca. 1900 BC. A clay cuneiform tablet in a light brown fabric with a written script. Cuneiform (from cuneus, Latin for "wedge") writing, which derives its name from the distinctive shape of its letters

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NEAR EASTERN SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM TABLET: Near Eastern Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, Circa 2000 BC Provenance: Ex private NY Collection 1.5 x 1.3in. good condition.

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LARGE OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET

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Ca. 1900 BC. A clay cuneiform tablet in a light brown fabric with a written script. Cuneiform (from cuneus, Latin for "wedge") writing, which derives its name from the distinctive shape of its letters, is one of the earliest forms of writing and developed in ancient Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC. Size: L:95mm / W:50mm ; 165g Provenance: Property of a UK teacher; formerly acquired from a 1970s/80s UK collection.

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LARGE OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET

Name: LARGE OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET
SKU: 149470286
Price: 300 GBP
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