A Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Pillow Tablet
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,000 -
1,500
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$882
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Lot Description
A Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Pillow Tablet
Third Dynasty of Ur, Reign of Amar-Sin, Circa 2046-2037 B.C.
Length 1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm).
Provenance:
Art Market, Europe, 1990s.
Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, Illinois, 1990s.
The tablet acknowledges receipt of 2 talents of malt and 14 talents, 25 mina of ordinary malt from Bagatum via Irur, a man from Zar. The tablet was sealed in Umma by the majordomo Zabula during the reign of Amar-Sin, the king of Ur.
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