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tablet case
Object Type
tablet case
Museum number
115206,a
Description
Clay tablet-case with parts of three lines of inscription; Old Assyrian; broken into fourteen pieces.
Cultures/periods
Old Assyrian
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
1.625 inches
Width:
1.75 inches
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Case for 1921,0709.166 (BM.115206).
Location
Not on display
Condition
Poor; incomplete; broken into fourteen pieces; needs to be repaired.
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Sir Leonard Woolley
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
115206,a
Registration number
1921,0709.166.a
Conservation
Treatment
: 08 Oct 2012