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This is the rating and price for [ Antiquities ] A Sumerian Claytablet 3rd Dynasty Of Ur Reign Of Amar-Sin Circa 2045-2037 B.C. of rectangular domed form with four columns of cuneiform inscription on each side. 61/2 by 5in. 16.5 by 12.7cm Provenance Lt. Col. J. de Grey India 1920s



Description : [ Antiquities ] A Sumerian Claytablet 3rd Dynasty Of Ur Reign Of Amar-Sin Circa 2045-2037 B.C. of rectangular domed form with four columns of cuneiform inscription on each side. 61/2 by 5in. 16.5 by 12.7cm Provenance Lt. Col. J. de Grey India 1920s Sotheby's London May 31st 1990 no. 142 Illus. In a letter to Lt. Col. de Grey dated December 30th 1920 Professor Sidney Smith then Assistant Curator of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum notes that this large tablet of accounts comes from Drehem and contains receipts for cattle goats sheep and other goods. It is dated in the 4th year of Amar-Sin King of Ur "The year in which the great High Priest of Heaven the priest of the Moon God was exalted." E10 000-15 000
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Title : [ Antiquities ] A Sumerian Claytablet 3rd Dynasty Of Ur Reign Of Amar-Sin Circa 2045-2037 B.C. of rectangular domed form with four columns of cuneiform inscription on each side. 61/2 by 5in. 16.5 by 12.7cm Provenance Lt. Col. J. de Grey India 1920s
Sotheby's, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Antiquities
Sale date : 11 Dec 2002 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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