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Collections

Cuneiform Tablet from an Assyrian Trading Postcirca 1875-1840 B.C.

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Clay cuneiform tablet with rounded rectangular form, salmon-tan surface densely covered in wedge-shaped impressed script arranged in tight horizontal rows
Clay tablet with rounded rectangular form, densely covered in impressed cuneiform script arranged in horizontal rows across the entire surface, terracotta-colored fired clay with visible surface texture.
Title
Cuneiform Tablet from an Assyrian Trading Post
Place Made
Anatolia
Date Made
circa 1875-1840 B.C.
Medium
Clay
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.35 x 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.6
Classification
Tablets
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient