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Two Cuniform Clay tablets. One reading "Sin gashid the
Two Cuniform Clay tablets. One reading "Sin gashid the
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Two Cuniform Clay tablets. One reading "Sin gashid the mighty hero King of Uruk (Biblical Erech in Genesis 10 chapters). King of Am na nu The patron of E-na-na. The palace of his kingdom which he has built (Ean-na was a famous temple 2400-2500 BC). 3" x 2-1/4". Together with a smaller tablet with the note: "Found at Drehen So Babylonia near Nippur date 2300 BC Dynasty of Ur at the Chaldees. A simple record so many goats, sheep, asses, grains etc. have been received as taxes or supplies. Kept in the temple as permanent records. Stood on edge in shelves" 1" x 3/4". Purchase from E.M. Denton 65 Bromfield Street, Boston, MA. With original bills of sale at said address before 1921.

All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)
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Two Cuniform Clay tablets. One reading "Sin gashid the

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