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The tablets shown in the photos in this section, placed here between 2006 and 2009, are in private collections in various countries and are not offered for sale.


Most, apart from just a few which are in my own collection, were sent to me many years ago to take better photographs to aid reading of them. I placed these photos  here  to illustrate the types of tablet which were on the market at this time when the cuneiform reading service was launched. We very much encourage collectors to have their tablets read and to share them with academic resources. I thought that by showing how very interesting such tablets can be, this would encourage collectors to have their tablets read.

 

  • Cuneiform tablets and even small fragments are essentially important documents and if you own a tablet or fragment it's important to know what the writing is about otherwise it's only a lump of clay with ancient marks on it!
  • You can arrange for a reading, a full transliteration and translation  or just basic reading to  find out the gist of the text.

 

 

8.9.(6) (N)

A good UR III tablet in envelope bearing multiple sealing impressions on all four sides as well as obverse and reverse.

A receipt for 8 kor of barley by Puzur Mama from Shu-Ninshubur. The sealings are those of Puzur Mama son of ?X (unreadable) ..merchant.

53 mm x 43 mm

 










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8.9 DS. (N)

A fragmentary URIII tablet with writing on both sides. This is an account of personnel and grain rations.

55mm x 50mm

There are several names recorded here on this fragment:

Lugal-magure, overseer

Duda

Lugal-itida

Abba-gina

Lu-hesha

Sheshani




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