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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
54969
Description
Fragment of a clay tablet, extispicy, Late Babylonian.
Cultures/periods
Late Babylonian
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Hormuzd Rassam
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Sippar (historic)
(?)
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
4.12 centimetres
Width:
2.85 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Leichty E 1986a / Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum: Volume VI: Tablets from Sippar, I
(p.161)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition date
1882
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
54969
Registration number
1882,0522.1299
