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LOT 0236
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Group with Administrative Tablet and a King Šu-Sin Tax Text
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (77 grams total, 44-45 mm).
Group of two pillow-shaped ceramic tablets both with cuneiform text to one broad face, one edge and part of the reverse, one an Ur III text from the reign of Šu-Sin related to a tax of the Ur kingdom. [2]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
European private collection.
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LOT 0236
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Group with Administrative Tablet and a King Šu-Sin Tax Text
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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