Lot 58
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A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET
A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET
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This lot is offered without reserve. PROPERTY FROM AN IRISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET

UMMA, THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, REIGN OF SHULGI, YEAR 46, CIRCA 2048 B.C.

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A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET
UMMA, THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, REIGN OF SHULGI, YEAR 46, CIRCA 2048 B.C.
2 5⁄16 in. (5.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Private collection, Ireland, acquired prior to 1964, and thence by descent to present owner.
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Lot Essay


This administrative tablet is dated to the third month of the 46th year of Shulgi, second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The tablet is likely from the present-day site of Drehem in Southern Iraq, where there was an important clearing centre for cattle and sheep. The tablet records the issue of sheep and/or goats for sacrifices to various gods.

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