Sumerian Ur III Cuneiform Tablet

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Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethno, Fine Art

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May 1, 2025

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• Lot Description
  Mesopotamia, modern day Iraq, Ur III, ca. 2094 to 2047 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of rectangular form bearing rounded peripheries and convex faces. Impressed into the surfaces are 8 lines of cuneiform text that wrap around the surfaces, each character formed by a sharpened reed or stick just prior to being placed inside of a kiln. While not translated, the lines of text are of an administrative nature and most likely related to crops or livestock changing hands between buyer and seller. Size: 1.425" W x 1.625" H (3.6 cm x 4.1 cm)
  
  Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery; ex. J. Linzalone Collection, New Jersey, USA; ex- Wolfshead Gallery, Hasbrouck Heights, New York, 1970’s; Previously ex. British Private Collection, London Art Market, London, United Kingdom, 1960’s
  
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  #193496

  Condition

  Features a bit soft but intact and generally excellent.
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