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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet

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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet: 2nd millennium B.C. A large pillow-shaped tablet with plano-convex cross-section, bearing dense cuneiform text to both faces. Cf. Liverani, M., Antico Oriente, Storia, societa' ed economia, Roma, 1988

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Lot of 3 Fine Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablets: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Middle Babylonian Period, ca. 1595 to 1155 BCE. A trio of hand-built terracotta administrative tablets with rectangular forms, slightly-rounded peripheries, and convex

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SUMERIAN MESOPOTAMIAN CUNEIFORM STUDENT (FOUNDATION) TABLET: Ca. 2000-1600 BC. A round cuneiform tablet with four lines of cuneiform. These were used by students, who would typically write four lines, usually proverbs. On the opposite side would be the model te

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Cuneiform Tablet: A Mesopotamian Pottery Tablet with Cuneiform Writing. Writing on both sides, one side has 14 lines of writing. Tablets are written in two ancient languages, Sumerian and Akkadian, using a script calle

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Translated Mesopotamian Cuneiform, ex-Bonhams: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Sumer, Third Dynasty of Ur, ca. 2080 to 2030 BCE. A petite clay tablet with rounded, lateral upper and lower sides, and slightly convex faces. The tablet b

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Mesopotamian Pottery Proto-Cuneiform Fragment w/ Script: Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic period,, 3300 to 2900 BCE. A fascinating fragment from a pottery tablet impressed with rows of pro-cuneiform script. The underlying langua

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A Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Height 3 inches (7.6 cm).: A Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Middle Babylonian Period, Circa 1595-1155 B.C. Height 3 inches (7.6 cm). Property from a New Jersey Private Collection Provenance: Art Market, Germany, acquired 24 Jul

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Old Babylonian 'Tree List' Lexical Cuneiform Tablet: Circa 19th-18th century B.C. A sub-rectangular, pillow-shaped ceramic tablet accompanied by a photocopy of a typed and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University

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Ancient Babylonian Terracotta cuneiform tablet c.1400-1300 BC.: Ancient Babylonian Terracotta cuneiform tablet ca.1400-1300 BC. Size 3 3/8 inches length x 2 1/2 inches high.+ Mount. Fine quality cuneiform tablet with Sumerian inscriptions on both sides. dating to

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An excellent Near Eastern cuneiform tablet: An excellent Old Babylonian cuneiform tablet, c. 1900-1700 BC, of rectangular form with about 15 lines of cuneiform text on either side. A very nice example, L: 2 3/4 in (6.9 cm), 1 5/8 in (4.1cm). Ex

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A Mesopotamian Pottery Tablet with Cuneiform Writing. Writing on both sides, one side has 14 lines of writing. Tablets are written in two ancient languages, Sumerian and Akkadian, using a script called cuneiform. Cuneiform is the earliest writing system in the world and was made by impressing triangular-shaped wedges into wet clay tablets. Dimensions: 3-1/2" H x 1-7/8"W; Weight: 4.5 oz. Provenance" Ex. private collection New York NY acquired from the W. Steinberg Collection

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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet

Name: Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
SKU: 53088739
Price: 550 USD
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