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Lot Essay
The inscription on this cuneiform tablet concerns the reception and disbursement of oxen, sheep, goats and calves under the authority of Beliasu. The dating recorded on the tablet, “the month of Ninazu, the year after the boat ‘Gazelle of the Abzu’ was launched,” corresponds to circa 2035 B.C.
Thomas Barlow Walker (1840-1928) was an Ohio-born lumber magnate whose large collection of ancient, Renaissance and Chinese works of art formed the original collection of The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Much of the original Walker bequest was sold to buy modern works of art. This particular tablet was dispersed at Sotheby Parke Bernet in 1972, although the specific lot number remains unknown.
Thomas Barlow Walker (1840-1928) was an Ohio-born lumber magnate whose large collection of ancient, Renaissance and Chinese works of art formed the original collection of The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Much of the original Walker bequest was sold to buy modern works of art. This particular tablet was dispersed at Sotheby Parke Bernet in 1972, although the specific lot number remains unknown.