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LOT 0277
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for the Loan of Money During the Reign of Sin-iqišam King of Larsa
1840-1836 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (85 grams, 59 mm).
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading:
'Idnin-Sîn and Sutitum have obtained from the god Šamaš (a loan of) 5/6 mine 5 shekels of silver, the
silver (has) an interest of 4 shekels 1/3. He° will have to repay the money at the time of sowing.
Before (the god) Ea,
Before (the goddess) Sugallitum
Before (the god) Nanna
Before Dani
Seal of one (of the) witnesses...
In the month of Tebitum
The year of Sin-iqišam the king.'
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 0277
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for the Loan of Money During the Reign of Sin-iqišam King of Larsa
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
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