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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
113690
Description
Clay tablet with twelve and three and twelve and two lines of inscription; Third Dynasty of Ur; messenger text.
Cultures/periods
Third Dynasty of Ur
Production place
Made in:
Iraq
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
1.25 inches
Width:
1.25 inches
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
I Élias Géjou
Acquisition date
1919
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
113690
Registration number
1919,0712.439