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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Foundation tablet by King Hammurabi, of the temple of l'Ezida of Borsippa. Cuneiform writing. Limestone MNB 11847
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Foundation tablet by King Hammurabi, of the temple of l'Ezida of Borsippa. Cune...

Tablet of Uruk; ritual of the daily sacrifice in the big temple of the god Anu in Uruk. Seleucid, 3rd-2nd BCE, Hellenistic, from Uruk. Baked clay, 22,3 x 10,4 cm AO 6451
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Tablet of Uruk; ritual of the daily sacrifice in the big temple of the...

Diplomatic correspondence from King Hammurabi to Sin-Idinu, ordering him to assemble troops and send them to Babylon. first half 18th BCE, Cuneiform writing.From Larsa. Baked clay, 9,6 x 5,6 cm AO 5420
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Diplomatic correspondence from King Hammurabi to Sin-Idinu, ordering...

Dedication tablet by Simat-Eshtar, wife of Rim-Sin, king of Larsa. Cuneiform writing. From Larsa. Bronze, H: 11,5 cm AO 17599
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Dedication tablet by Simat-Eshtar, wife of Rim-Sin, king of Larsa....

Cappadocian text, "Order of Tam Karum (official title) Ili-Wedaku to seize Assur. Muttabil, son of Pusu, who has taken silver..." Period of the Assyrian trading posts, early 2nd mill.BCE. From Anatolia. 1Clay, 6 x 4,5 cm AO 7071
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Cappadocian text, "Order of Tam Karum (official title) Ili-Wedaku to seize Assu...

Hittite text, list of the towns with ties to the Hittite Empire. From Bogazkoy, Anatolia, 13th BCE Clay, 8 x 1,5 cm AO 9608
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Hittite text, list of the towns with ties to the Hittite Empire. From Bog...

Sale of priests' livings,from Uruk, 3rd-2nd BCE. Clay,cuneiform writing.
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Sale of priests' livings,from Uruk, 3rd-2nd BCE. Clay,cuneiform writing.

Babylonian text,cuneiform script on baked clay. From Bogazkoy, Anatolia, 13th BCE Clay, AO
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Babylonian text,cuneiform script on baked clay. From Bogazkoy, Anato...

Imprint of a clay cylinder seal with three registers. Top and bottom: battles between heroes and animals. Center: six heroes and a tree.Inscription:"Barnantarra, wife of Lugalanda".From Tello,Mesopotamia,period of Archaic dynasties. Clay, 6 x 8 cm AO 13222
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Imprint of a clay cylinder seal with three registers. Top and bottom: battles...

Copy,for students' use,of an inscription of King Naram-Sin's statue from the temple of Enlil in Nippur. Akkad dynasty (2334-2193 BCE) AO 5475
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Copy,for students' use,of an inscription of King Naram-Sin's statue from...

Cappadocian text,letter sent from Assur by Assur-idi to his son Assur na'da,who is on his way to Cappadocia. From Anatolia, period of the Assyrian trading posts, early 2nd mill. BCE Clay, 7,5 x 5 cm AO 7067
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Cappadocian text,letter sent from Assur by Assur-idi to his son Assur na'da,w...

Protocol,drawn up by the judges of the Karum of Kanesh,concerning the death of a merchant. Cappadocian text from Anatolia, period of the Assyrian trading posts, early 2nd mill.BCE Clay, 6,3 x 5,5 cm AO 11216
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Protocol,drawn up by the judges of the Karum of Kanesh,concerning the de...