Mesopotâmico Argila Fragmento de comprimido cuneiforme com suporte de apresentação

Ancient Mesopotamian clay cuneiform tablet dating to The Old Babylonian Period (between 1894 BC - 1595 BC). The artifact is cone-shaped with engraved cuneiform text running horizontally from the front left to right front side. Used characteristic notation consisting of wedge-shaped impressions formed into the signs is considered as the earliest form of writing. The back of the tablet is a sharply sloping, irregular surface with perfectly preserved earth deposits. The lower part constituting the base is flat with a few shallow recesses that do not have any effect on the excellent stabilization of the tablet.

Cuneiform tablets are important pieces of history being a testimony to the next step in the development of human civilization. In the past they were used to record administrative documents, personal correspondence, and also to preserve stories and myths.

* According to received information...
presented fragment may contain an extremely
rare record of the myth about the Assyrian king
Ishme-Dagan.

Dimensions: 28mm (W) x 24mm (D) x 27mm (H)

Good condition (please check the photos)

CUNEIFORM TABLET WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY:

* Presentation stand to show an artifact in its full splendor (+ additional mounting putty).

* Certificate of Authenticity with all information about the artifact along with its photos. Document is providing the owner of this object its lifetime authenticity warranty.

PROVENANCE INFORMATION:
Purchased by our company in 2022 from Dutch ancient art gallery.

Previous ownership history:

- Gallery C.M. the United Kingdom
collection (collected in the 50's)

- Gallery J.A. Raamsdonksveer,
The Netherlands collection