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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
38681
Description
Clay cuneiform tablet. Commentary or explanatory text probably concerned with a divination text; Rev lists different styluses of the priestly classes: qan ṭuppi šulḫû, barû, kalû
Cultures/periods
Late Babylonian
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Hormuzd Rassam
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Babylon (historic - Iraq)
Materials
clay
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
Baked 02/11/1979
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
38681
Registration number
1880,1112.565