Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, a Legal Document in Envelope

CIRCA 2000-1700 B.C.

3 1/8 in. (307 grams, 79 mm).

Pillow-shaped baked clay tablet with cuneiform legend enclosed in an unmarked clay sleeve; accompanied by an old handwritten slip: 'Tablet with envelope, a legal document, Old Babylonian, c.2000-1700 B.C.'.

Provenance

Private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.

Accompanied by an old handwritten note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

CONDITION

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LOT 0239