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Clay tablet with writing - cuneiform
Object Number 36-118-60/2561
Display Title Clay tablet with writing - cuneiform
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tablet and fragments, rectangular, stamped with humans and writing.
Classification
  • Ceramic
Department Archaeological
Date 1600 BCE-1400 BCE
Culture
  • Hurrian Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Iraq / <State> / <County> / Kirkuk / Nuzi
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 6.9 x 3.5 cm (4 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 36-118-60/2561
Provenance
Collector Harvard Baghdad Expedition (1929-1930)
Intermediary Robert H. Pfeiffer (10/29/1936)
Donor Donated by Semitic Museum (10/29/1936)

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