Metropolitan Museum of Art. Circa 2500 BC

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Of course it's not only tablets which are faked but other artifacts as well.

 

Quite popular are calcite and terracotta bowls , sometimes entirely genuine, to which has been added a false cuneiform inscription.

This bowl, though the cuneiform may look odd to you , is genuine.

It dates to the Early Dynastic Period (EDIIIa) and is inscribed in an archaic form of cuneiform, in the Sumerian language, and reads, :

For Inanna, Aka-Enlil, the chief merchant, son of Heti, dedicated [this bowl]

 

 

 

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These however are bowls ( I do not know if they are ancient or modern) which bear entirely false script pretendng to be some type of cuneiform.

 




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I acknowledge that the previous owner of these does believe, albeit mistakenly, that they are genuine inscriptions.

 




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21st April '10

Someone sent me this photo and asked me about this "tablet" today.

Said I could  use the image on the website.

Bought on eBay a few years ago from a seller in France.

Alas, no, it's no genuine.

 



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26th April '10

 

From the major seller of really badly made fake cuneiform tablets, this incredible thing!

I was going to put the pics in the "The best worst of... " section, but seeing these marks are meant to be cuneiform writing, let's put them here.

Will he really ever be able to sell the figure? Priced at "only" $1500.

 



Description: Carved alabaster nude figure in a winged helmet, a series of incised cuneiform to the bottom. Light dirt patina.

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Also on offer as examples of cuneiform inscribed artefacts....

 







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More fake ancient writing>>>>>>>>>>>>