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Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period, c.2100 B.C. 

 Sumerian cuneiform is known as the earliest writing system, developed from pictographs and other various symbols, which were used to represent livestock and trade goods onto clay tablets. Sumerian was spoken in the southern region of ancient Mesopotamia in Sumer. 

Chipped and repaired otherwise some good clear text remaining and VERY RARE.

Size: 37mm x 45mm 

Provenance; 
The seller of this lot hereby guarantees that this object was obtained legally. Purchased by the current owner in the UK from London Art Market, pre 1992.

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C. 2100 BC -  Ur III period

Rare Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet 37mm x 45mm - (1)

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