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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment
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LOT 1168

Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment

CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.

2 in. (58.8 grams, 50 mm).

Fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet, cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge. [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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1168

Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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