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LOT 1009
Old Babylonian Administrative Text Clay Cuneiform Tablet
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (166 grams, 89 mm).
Roughly pillow-shaped and bearing ruled lines and text to both principal faces; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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LOT 1009
Old Babylonian Administrative Text Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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