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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
88140
Description
Clay tablet with five and two lines of inscription; Sumerian letter to Alla; Third Dynasty of Ur; cracked.
Cultures/periods
Third Dynasty of Ur
Production date
2000BC
(circa)
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
1.25 inches
Width:
1.375 inches
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair; has already been baked; cracked.
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Alla
Named in inscription:
Bau
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
F C Strick & Co
Acquisition date
1900
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
88140
Registration number
1900,1016.650
Conservation
Treatment
: 31 Jul 1956