Uruk Proto-Cuneiform Tablet Section

Late Uruk Period, 3500-3100 B.C. A pair of proto-cuneiform pictographic tablet sections, showing clear markings and symbols. 5.98 grams total, 18-30 mm (3/4 - 1 1/8 in.). Acquired on the French art ma

Circa 4th millennium B.C. A proto-cuneiform ceramic tablet fragment bearing impressed forms to one face. 6.5 grams, 25 mm (1 in.). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of

4th millennium B.C. A cut half of a D-shaped ceramic proto-cuneiform tablet with impressed forms to both faces, possibly simple signs for numbers. 30.6 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.) Specialised collection

4th millennium BC. A fragment of earthenware writing tablet with impressed inscription in Mesopotamian proto-cuneiform, the surface divided into a grid with impressed characters. 8.64 grams, 31.8mm (1

4th millennium B.C. A proto-cuneiform ceramic tablet fragment bearing impressed forms to both principal faces. 13.8 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the p

Circa 4th millennium B.C. A proto-cuneiform ceramic tablet fragment bearing impressed forms to one face. 10.8 grams, 28 mm (1 in.). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of

Ur III, 2112-2004 B.C. A roughly wedge-shaped ceramic tablet section with cuneiform text to one face; administrative subject matter. 212 grams, 93 mm (3 5/8 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform t

Circa 1900 BCA roughly rectangular-section ceramic tablet, bearing cuneiform script to both faces.Documents such as they were used or a multitude of things including administrative and accountacy.For

Circa 1900 BCA large rectangular-section ceramic tablet, bearing cuneiform script to both faces.Documents such as they were used or a multitude of things including administrative and accountacy.For re

2nd millennium B.C. A large pillow-shaped tablet with plano-convex cross-section, bearing dense cuneiform text to both faces. Cf. Liverani, M., Antico Oriente, Storia, societa' ed economia, Roma, 1988

Ca. 2000 BC.A rectangular-section ceramic tablet with rounded edges and corners, bearing cuneiform script to both faces in panels. Documents such as this piece were used for a multitude of things incl

3rd-2nd millennium B.C. The majority of a sub-rectangular ceramic tablet with a lentoid-section body, bearing multiple lines of cuneiform text to both principal faces. 110 grams total, 68 mm (2 5/8 in

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 2100 to 2000 BCE. A set of 2 hand-built clay tablet fragments, each with ample remains of inscribed cuneiform text. The first fragment bears sections of 14 l

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic period,, 3300 to 2900 BCE. A fascinating fragment from a pottery tablet impressed with rows of pro-cuneiform script. The underlying langua

3rd millennium B.C. A sub-circular ceramic tablet, lentoid in section, with cuneiform text to one face bearing finely executed scribal work. 117 grams, 73 mm (2 7/8 in.). Specialised collection of cun

Near East, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 934 to 610 BCE. A section of a stone wall inscription with cuneiform script. Our translater determined that the characteristic wedge-shaped arrow-like marks are actually t

c.18th century B.C. A ceramic pillow-shaped cuneiform tablet; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993

Ancient Near East, southern Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1900 to 1600 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet with slightly convex faces and peripheries. The tablet contains an administrativ

A Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Middle Babylonian Period, Circa 1595-1155 B.C. Height 3 inches (7.6 cm). Property from a New Jersey Private Collection Provenance: Art Market, Germany, acquired 24 Jul

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Neo-Sumerian Empire, Third Dynasty of Ur, dated to the seventh year of the reign of Amar-Sin, ca. 2039 BCE. A hand-built pottery tablet of rectangular form with

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Neo-Sumerian Empire, Third Dynasty of Ur, dated to the reign of Shu-Sin, ca. 2037 to 2029 BCE. A hand-built clay administrative tablet of bulky form bearing 11 f

Circa 19th-18th century B.C. A sub-rectangular, pillow-shaped ceramic tablet accompanied by a photocopy of a typed and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University

**Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Drehem (also Puzrish-Dagan), Third Dynasty of Ur, reign of Shulgi, ca. 2094 to 2047 BCE. A miniature clay tablet of a recta

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A finely preserved clay tablet with 38 lines of cuneiform text inscribed onto both faces with a sharpened reed or