Sumerian Cuneiform Barrel - Official of King Shu-Suen

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

Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, Regarding Doves Delivered from the Wife of King Shulgi, c. 2020 B.C.Complete tablet, regarding delivery of 3 doves received by the official Apilia, from Shulgi-Simti, the wi

Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, Dated to the Reign of King Shulgi, Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2094-2047 BC. The tablet is completely preserved, 15 lines of Sumerian cuneiform. The tablet records sheep and goa

declaration of his deeds and power, on a large cuneiform clay barrel [city of Larsa, Ancient Sumer (near modern Sankarah, Iraq), 1785-78 BC.] Clay barrel, with a flat base and rounded top open at cent

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, 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

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

Sumerian, 605-562 BC. A ceramic temple foundation brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with thirteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezza

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

Konischer Grundstein Sumerisch, Lagasch-Dynastie, Herrschaft von Gudea, Mesopotamien Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. L 17 cm. Provenienz: - Kanadische Privatsammlung, Montreal (erworben in Libanon,

Ancient Near East, Sumerian, ca. 2100 BCE. A beautiful terracotta foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in dense cuneiform text. A narrow tip gradually widens to a th

3rd millennium B.C. A bifacial pillow-shaped tablet bearing cuneiform text to both faces. 170 grams, 87 mm (3 3/8 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman an

Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A petite rectangular "biscuit" or tablet with rounded lateral sides, angled edges along the top and bottom, and slightly convex faces. The face

Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A petite rectangular "biscuit" or tablet with rounded lateral sides, angled edges along the top and bottom, and slightly convex faces. The face

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

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

Ca. 1900 BC.A clay barrel bearing cuneiform inscriptions around its body. Cuneiform, one of the earliest known systems of writing, employed wedge-shaped characters in clay to convey messages, serving

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

Lot of 3 foundation cones of Sin-kashid of Uruk, c. 1865 - 1833 BC, each with an inscription dedicating his palace. The cones each bear the same inscription in Sumerian cuneiform which reads: Sin-kash

Mixed Blanton's (4 750ml bottles) Kentucky Single Barrel, official bottling, 'N', 'S', 'N', 46.5%, 3 750ml bottles Straight From the Barrel, official bottling, barrel 56, warehouse H, rick 74, 'L', 63

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