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Cuneiform tablet: label

ca. 20th–16th century BCE
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Object Information
  • Title: Cuneiform tablet: label
  • Period: Old Babylonian
  • Date: ca. 20th–16th century BCE
  • Geography: Mesopotamia
  • Culture: Babylonian
  • Medium: Clay
  • Dimensions: 3.6 x 3.8 x 1.8 x 2.8 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, by exchange, 1911
  • Object Number: 11.217.22
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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