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LOT 0276
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet For an Interest Free Loan From the Moon God Nanna
1834-1823 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (55 grams, 47 mm).
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading:
'12 shekels of interest-free silver, from (the moon-god) Nanna, debt of Bitanum.
Before Qišti-Enlil
Before Dadiya
Before Sîn-šemi
In the month of Innana, the 5th.
The year (the king) built the temple of Ninug... inside (the city of) Maškan-šapir.'
Provenance
Ex private collection.
with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part).
Private central European collection.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769.
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LOT 0276
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet For an Interest Free Loan From the Moon God Nanna
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
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