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LOT 0826
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with an Inventory of Fields
LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (22 grams, 45 mm).
A ceramic tablet fragment bearing cuneiform text to one face, an inventory of fields with their surface measurements, dating to the
Third Dynasty of Ur. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0826
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with an Inventory of Fields
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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