Lot of 4 Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablets

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

(4) terracotta items including foundation cone bearing untranslated cuneiform script on sides; rectangular tablet bearing untranslated cuneiform script on front and back; pottery shard having repeatin

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A pair of ceramic "biscuits" or tablets inscribed with dense lines of cuneiform text. The larger of the two is translated (

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

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

A Mesopotamian terracotta cuneiform cylinder fragment, 2nd millennium BC, with multiple columns and registers of cuneiform test aligned in row, the characters survives well-preserved and crisp. 4 1/4

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

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

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

Lot of 4 Ancient Mesopotamian Clay Animals, Idol c.2000 BC. Size 2 1/4 - 3 1/2 inches. A collection of 3 Mesopotamian, Assyrian terracotta animals together with Ashtar Idol. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R

Lot of 2 Mesopotamian Terracotta Animals c.1000 BC. Size 4 1/2 - 3 1/4 inches length. A terracotta double headed animal, together with a boar?. Provenance: From a NYC collection acquired in the 1960s.

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

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

(2) terracotta items including rectangular tablet and corner fragment of larger tablet, each bearing cuneiform script on front and back; untranslated Height: 2 3/4 inches, Width: 1 1/2 inches, Depth:

This modern crafted black stone tablet, measuring 6 cm by 4 cm, bears the ancient Babylonian cuneiform script, a testament to the enduring legacy of Mesopotamian civilization. The inscriptions, intric

A Mesopotamian Pottery Tablet with Cuneiform Writing. Writing on both sides, one side has 14 lines of writing. Tablets are written in two ancient languages, Sumerian and Akkadian, using a script calle

Early 2nd millennium B.C. Group of three fragments from pillow-shaped tablets with impressed text to one remaining face. 241 grams total, 38 - 86 mm (1 1/2 - 3 3/8 in.). Specialised collection of cune

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 Babylonian Terracotta cuneiform tablet ca.1400-1300 BC. Size 3 3/8 inches length x 2 1/2 inches high.+ Mount. Fine quality cuneiform tablet with Sumerian inscriptions on both sides. dating to

Title: Old-Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet with Translation from Prof. Lambert Date/Origin: Old Babylonian, 1900-1700 B.C. Description: Neat inscription with names of various people with their

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

2nd millennium B.C. A bifacial, pillow-shaped clay tablet bearing multiple lines of cuneiform text to both faces. 30.27 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the propert

A nice Old Babylonian terracotta cuneiform tablet, c. 1900 - 1750 BC, with multiple lines of cuneiform inscription dealing with the sale of textiles. The tablet is extremely well-preserved and is pres