Old Babylonian Cassite Clay Cuneiform Letter

CIRCA 1600-1200 B.C.

2 in. (50.6 grams, 49 mm).

Written on two faces of the tablet; lentoid cross-section; accompanied by a handwritten and signed scholarly note issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: '3 Cassite Babylonian letters, 1600-1200 B.C.'

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.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Accompanied by a hand written note signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.

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