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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
86284
Description
Clay tablet with nine and one and five lines of inscription; letter; Old Babylonian.
Cultures/periods
Old Babylonian
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
2 inches
Width:
3 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
King, LIH II / The letters and inscriptions of Hammurabi, king of Babylon, vol. II
(235)
King, LIH III / The letters and inscriptions of Hammurabi, king of Babylon, vol. III
(36)
Guide 1922 / Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum
(p.99)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fired - 30 Jun 1960, T.W.T - 21 Sep 1960, Completed - 8 Dec 1960
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Messrs Mann & Bishop
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
86284
Registration number
1899,0610.14
Conservation
Treatment
: 30 Jun 2010
Treatment
: 28 Dec 1960