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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
129092
Description
Clay tablet with thirty (?) and twenty five lines of inscription; commentary on part of omen-series 'Shumma alu'; Late Babylonian; beginings of lines damaged and illegible; near complete.
Cultures/periods
Late Babylonian
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
4.125 inches
Width:
2.875 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Smith S 1938 / 3 Cylinder seals and scarabs
(p.3f or 4)
(cf?)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair; near complete; beginning of inscription lines damaged and illegible.
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mme Luiz de Sousa Barbosa
Acquisition date
1937
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
129092
Registration number
1937,1009.2