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Tablet with Cuneiform Inscriptioncirca 1875-1840 B.C.

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Clay cuneiform tablet in terra-cotta tones, densely inscribed with rows of wedge-shaped cuneiform script, with rounded edges and a small chip near the center
Rectangular clay tablet with rounded corners, densely covered in cuneiform script arranged in horizontal rows across the reddish-tan surface, with impressed wedge-shaped marks.
Rectangular clay tablet with rounded corners, densely inscribed with multiple horizontal rows of cuneiform script, reddish-brown in color with a worn, slightly damaged surface.
Clay tablet with multiple horizontal rows of cuneiform script pressed into the reddish-brown surface, slightly rounded rectangular form with chipped and worn edges.
Title
Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
Place Made
Anatolia
Date Made
circa 1875-1840 B.C.
Medium
Clay
Dimensions
2 x 1 3/4 in. (5.08 x 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Zhirair Benenyan
Accession Number
M.79.106.2
Classification
Tablets
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient