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tablet / seal-impression
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Object type
Museum number
131447
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Description
Clay tablet; treaty between Idrimi of Alakakh (now Tell Atchana) and Pillia of Kizzuwatna (now Cilicia); sealed with a stamp seal in the Hittite manner on a raised central area; seal was probably Pillia's but is too faint to be identified; 20+2+19+3+2; complete; rejoined at centre.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1480BC (about)
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Findspot
- Excavated/Findspot: Tell Atchana
- (Asia,Turkey,Mediterranean Region (Turkey),Hatay (province),Tell Atchana)
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Length: 12 centimetres
- Width: 6.4 centimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
inscriptionInscription Script
cuneiformInscription Comment
treaty between Idrimi of Alakakh (now Tell Atchana) and Pillia of Kizzuwatna (now Cilicia)
Inscription Type
sealInscription Comment
of Pillia?
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Location
On display: G54/dc4
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Condition
Fair; complete; rejoined at centre.
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Associated names
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Associated places
- Named in inscription: Alalakh
- (Asia,Turkey,Mediterranean Region (Turkey),Hatay (province),Alalakh)
- Named in inscription: Cilicia
- (Asia,Turkey,Cilicia)
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1953
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Acquisition notes
Excavated between 1936 and 1949.
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Department
Middle East
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BM/Big number
131447
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Registration number
1953,0711.2
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Additional IDs
- ATT/8/198 (excavation number)
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