Translated Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Biscuit

Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, ca. 1974 BCE. Very fine pottery biscuit used to capture an ancient transaction. The tablet is dated to month X of year 3 of King Shu-Suen of Ur. The tablet comes from the st

Sumeria, Ur III, 1976 BCE, dated to month 1, year 6 of the rein of King Amar-Suen. Clay "biscuit" used as receipt in the transaction of a loan of silver. Some of the earliest recorded writing of manki

Ancient Near East, Third Dynasty of Ur, ca. 2100 to 2000 BCE. A translated "biscuit", a cuneiform tablet with a rounded, pillow-like body made from fired clay. Narrow horizontal bands of the early for

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, Sumeria, Third Dynasty of Ur, ca. 2080 to 2030 BCE. A hand-built terracotta tablet of a rectangular form with twenty-one lines of Cuneiform text. The small tablet - or "biscuit" - h

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A trio of cuneiform tablets, also known as biscuits, each partially translated. One is an account of fields in the town of

Ancient Near East, Sumer, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2010 BCE; reign of Ishme-Dagan of Isin, ca. 1953 BCE. A fine pair of clay foundation cones, each with a conical body, with one boasting a discoi

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2120 to 2090 BCE. A finely preserved, hand-built clay foundation cone exhibiting a tapered, co

Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Tablet C. 2400 BCE, With Hero And Lion Verso, H 1.5'' W 1.75'' Depth 0.75'' | Includes box and typed notes on box from Edgar Banks states "found at Jokha, the ruin of the ancie

Third Dynastic Period of Ur, c. 2255-2040 BC, from the city of Drehem, according to the cuneiform, the tablet is a receipt for animals delivered, as the text lists the animals, intact, with some crack

Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C. Dimensions: 2 inches (5.1 cm.) x 1 15/16 inches (4.9 cm.) Ex. Private East Coast, USA collection; ex- Massachusetts, USA, Collection, collected in the 1960s Guaranteed to

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

**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, Sumer, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. An interesting group of 3 hand-built clay tablets of rectangular forms, each bearing several lines of inscribed cuneiform script. Each ta

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A nice set of fragmentary clay tablets, each containing a series of inscribed lines of ancient cuneiform text. The firs

Ancient Near East, Late Ur III period or Isin Dynasty, ca. late 3rd millennium to early 2nd millennium BCE. A ceramic cuneiform "biscuit", translated. The translation is included with the item. In sum

Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A cone shaped clay tablet with incised cuneiform around its body. The top of the tablet has a flat "nail head" below which the body tapers to

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A set of two fragmentary clay tablets of oblong forms. The first fragment is a corner of a larger tablet and co

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

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Third Dynasty of Ur, year 2 of the reign of Ibbi-Sin (also Ibbi-Suen), ca. 2026 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of rectangular form bearing rounded peripheries and

A Collection of 2 Cuneiform Tablets Old Babylonian Period c.1900 BC.1 1/4 x 1 1/8 inches. Nice lot of two small administrative Cuneiform clay tablets with Sumerian inscriptions. Both damaged. Provenan

Ancient Near East, Late Ur III period, ca. late 3rd millennium BCE. Part of a cuneiform terracotta "biscuit" envelope, translated. The full translation will accompany the item, but in summary, this is

A Sumerian, 2190 - 2000 B.C., terracotta foundation cone (clay nail) with 2/3's of the body having cuneiform text. Dicoidal shaped head with wide body that tapers to a point. The dedication text has b