Neo-Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet

An ancient Neo-Babylonian cuneiform clay tablet with 13 lines of Akkadian text recording a loan of barley.

Mesopotamia.
Neo-Babylonian Period.Dated: July 18, 543 BC.
Length: 1 3/4 in. (4.6 cm)
Formerly in the collection of Sir John Lubbock, 1st Lord Avebury (1834-1913); Formerly the Property of the First Lord Avebury, Sotheby's, London, July 4, 1932, lot 143; Alan Gradon Thomas (1911-1992) collection; Fine Books and Manuscripts from the Library of the late Alan G. Thomas; Sotheby's, London, June 21,1993, lot 1; Jacques Carré (1927-2015) collection, Antwerp.
Inv#: 9308
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$4,000

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