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LOT 0188
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet from Sumu-el, King of Larsa in Babylonia, to his Officials in Various Towns Ordering them to keep a Strict Watch
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 in. (61 grams, 60 mm).
Pillow-shaped with cuneiform text to both broad faces, both short and one long edge.
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Dr D.G., 1990s.
Literature
Cf. cuneiform text from Babylon now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.86.11.282.
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LOT 0188
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet from Sumu-el, King of Larsa in Babylonia, to his Officials in Various Towns Ordering them to keep a Strict Watch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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