Tablet Case with Inscription and Multiple Seal Impressions

Unidentified Artist2094 BCE - 2047 BCE

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

Clay tablet encased in clay envelope, with cuneiform inscription written in Sumerian acknowledging the receipt of bitumen to waterproof a boat; multiple impressions of one seal show a figure approaching a seated king, accompanied by a suppliant goddess.

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Title: Tablet Case with Inscription and Multiple Seal Impressions
Creator: Unidentified Artist
Creator Lifespan: 1/1
Date: 2094 BCE - 2047 BCE
Technique: Impressed
Physical Dimensions: w4.4 x h5.5 cm
Period: Neo-Sumerian period, Third Dynasty of Ur
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Creation Place: Sumer (Mesopotamia)/Asia/Ancient & Byzantine World
Type: Tablets
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Clay

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