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Tablet with Inscription
2nd-early 1st millennium BCE or modern
clay
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
This tablet has a cuneiform inscription on two faces, was blackened in baking, and is broken in two parts. The inscription has not been translated. The tablet was repaired in 1957 and may be a forgery.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
Geographies
Mesopotamia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/16 x W: 1 7/8 in. (5.8 x 4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1941
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1803