Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablets (4)

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A lovely gathering of four hand-built clay tablets that contain several lines of one of the earliest forms of structured wr

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Middle Babylonian Period, ca. 1595 to 1155 BCE. A trio of hand-built terracotta administrative tablets with rectangular forms, slightly-rounded peripheries, and convex

Ancient Near East, Southern Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1600 BCE. A gathering of two large rectangular clay tablets with lightly rounded peripheries and slightly convex faces. Each

Ca. 1900-1700 BC.An Old Babylonian rectangular cuneiform made of clay, inscribed either a tax register or name list. Clay cuneiform tablets were small enough to be portable and durable when dried, cla

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

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

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of a rectangular form with a gently convex obverse face. The front of the tablet contains

Ca. 1900-1700 BC.A rectangular-shaped clay tablet, written in cuneiform. The inscriptions on the tablet refer to administrative and legal affairs. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writin

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

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

Ca. 1900-1700 BC.A square-shaped clay tablet, written in cuneiform. The inscriptions on the tablet refer to administrative and legal affairs. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writing, or

Ca. 1900-1700 BC. A square-shaped clay tablet, written in cuneiform. The inscriptions on the tablet refer to administrative and legal affairs. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writing, o

Ancient Near East, Ur, dated to year 2 of King Amar-Suen of Ur III, 2046 to 2038 BCE. A fired clay biscuit tablet carved with a reed instrument when soft and then fired to preserve the text. It is an

Ancient Near East, Ur III, ca. 2112 to 2004 BCE. A clay "biscuit" with cuneiform writing. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest known writing systems in the world, made using a reed as a stylus and sc

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamian ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. Four pottery cuneiform tablets - known as "biscuits" - all translated. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest kn

Cuneiform tablet. 4,0x3,4cm. Clay. Before 2400 B.C. Intact. Keilschriftkissen. Mesopotamien, vor 2400 v. Chr. 4,0x3,4cm. Ton. Kissenförmiges Keilschrift-Täfelchen mit gut lesbaren Zeichen. Publizier

Early 2nd millennium B.C. Group of three fragments of pillow-shaped tablets with impressed cuneiform text. 154 grams total, 43-60 mm (1 3/4 - 2 3/8 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the

Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 inch (5.4 cm. x 4.1 cm.) Circa 2nd-1st Millennium B.C. Ex. Early European private collection, 1970's. Authenticity guaranteed. A certificate + official Aphrodite Gallery auth

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Pillow-shaped in form and displaying cuneiform text to both principal faces; repaired. 220 grams, 95 mm (3 3/4 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of

Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inch (4.1 cm. x 4.1 cm.) Circa 2nd-1st Millennium B.C. Ex. Early European private collection, 1970's. Authenticity guaranteed. A certificate + official Aphrodite Gallery auth

Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch (4.4 cm. x 3.8 cm.) Circa 2nd-1st Millennium B.C. Ex. Early European private collection, 1970's. Authenticity guaranteed. A certificate + official Aphrodite Gallery auth

Early 2nd millennium B.C. Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to both faces and one edge; partly absent. 66 grams, 56 mm (2 1/4 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the

Circa 2000 B.C. With impressed text to both principal faces; repaired. 116 grams, 83 mm (3 1/4 in.).With impressed text to both principal faces, reading:1) 70 sar of land (1 quarter hectare)2) [...],3

Circa 2000 B.C. Pillow-shaped and bearing ten horizontal lines of cuneiform text to the principal face with one vertical line to the side. 60 grams, 58 mm (2 1/4 in.). Acquired before 1990s/early 2000