A nice Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet, Ur III Period

A Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet, Ur III, c. 2100 BC, in hardened clay, the rectangular tablet with five beautifully incised lines of cuneiform text, the opposite side with a few partial lines remainin

Accompanied by a printed and handwritten description, "Mesopotamian Clay Tablet Ur III period, c. 2150-2000 BC. Administrative record: receipt of barely dated, with seal impression. One false cor

A nice Ur III cuneiform tablet, Mesopotamia, c. 2112 - 2004 BC, with three line of text on one side including a partial cylinder seal roll-out and three lines on the opposite side. 3.8 x 3.8 cm. Light

A nice Ur III clay cuneiform tablet, c. 2100 – 2000 BC, with eight lines of text on one side and ten lines on the other, eight of which with a cuneiform line of text. The characters are well impress

A nice Ur III period administrative tablet, c. 2119 - 1940 BC, detailing a transaction involving slave girls. One side with five lines and the opposite side with four, all the characters are beautiful

A nice Ur III period administrative tablet, c. 2119 - 1940 BC, detailing a transaction involving slave girls. One side with five lines and the opposite side with four, all the characters are beautiful

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

A very nice Ur III terracotta tablet, c. 2150 BC, with extremely crisp lines of cuneiform text detailing an administrator's accounting of barley. 2 in x 1 1/2 in (3.8 x 5 cm). Displayed within a Riker

A large Sumerian cuneiform tablet, Ur III, c. 2100 - 2000 BC, with multiple registers of incised text on either side. 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in (6.9 x 4.8 cm). Surfaces cleaned with light deposits. Ex New York

Late 3rd millennium BC. A large part of pillow-shaped ceramic tablet fragment with bands of cuneiform text to one broad face and one edge. 238 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Ex Kinnard collection, Oxford, UK,

3rd millennium BC. A clay tablet fragment of irregular shape, bearing the remains of a cuneiform text. 50 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve]

3rd millennium BC. A bifacial fragment from a ceramic pillow-shaped tablet, bearing cuneiform text and symbols to both faces. 16.4 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the

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 lot of 3 Ur III period administrative tablets, c. 2119 - 1940 BC, each with remains of incised text, two with impressions from cylinder seals. The left tablet details ‘5 bundles of reds (received

22nd-21st century BC. An irregular fragment from a ceramic Ur III tablet, bearing cuneiform text to both faces. 29.3 grams, 49mm (2"). Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London gentleman. [No Reserv

Mesopotamian Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, Third Dynasty of Ur,c. 2080-2030 BC, Administrative document relating to the purchase of goats by an individual for offering to a temple. Material:Terracotta Si

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

Mesopotamia, Ur, ca. 2000 BCE. This is a clay tablet with cuneiform writing on side, and is probably a late example of the form. These tablets were once referred to as "dog biscuits" by a former Direc

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, Babylon or Sumeria, Late Ur III period or Isin Dynasty, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A ceramic cuneiform "biscuit" and a carved white stone cylinder seal. The cuneiform

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

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Sumer, Third Dynasty or Ur, ca. 2080 to 2030 BCE. A petite clay tablet with rounded lateral, upper, and lower sides, and slightly convex faces. The tablet

Ur III, 2112-2004 B.C. A framed and glazed ceramic cuneiform tablet fragment. 124 grams total, 95 x 95 mm including case (3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of