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OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET

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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:87mm / W:48mm ; 105g Provenance: Property of a UK teacher; formerly acquired from a 1970s/80s UK collection.

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OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET

Name: OLD-BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TERRACOTTA TABLET
SKU: 149470330
Price: 650 GBP
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