Cuneiform Tablet Fragment of a Divinatory Treaty Predicting the Peril of the Enemy Army

CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (32 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case).

A ceramic tablet fragment bearing dense cuneiform text to one face; held in a membranous frame, a divinatory treaty with observations on different configurations of the liver of a sheep (?) and their apodosis, that is to say the prediction for each case: the theme of 'the peril of the enemy army' is recurrent. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex 1970s collection.
Property of a North London gentleman.

CONDITION

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