Cuneiform clay tablet 2112–2004 BC Ur III Period Mesopotamia
£280.00
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Cuneiform clay tablet 2112–2004 BC Ur III Period Mesopotamia
£280.00
- The object features lines of wedge-shaped cuneiform script incised into the clay while it was wet. The characters are densely packed and separated by faint horizontal register lines. The text appears to continue over the sides and edges of the tablet, which is standard for tablets of this period.
- Content Context: Given its size, square shape, and register layouts, tablets of this specific type were most commonly utilized for administrative, economic, or legal records, such as receipts for grain, livestock tallies, temple offerings, or basic contracts. Condition is stable.
- Size - 3cm tall. 2.5cm wide
- Provenance - UK auction 2026 - previously London private coll early 2000s and before that European collection from 1970s.