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Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Dictionary of synonyms with a colophon (closing stamp) of the library of Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE)in Niniveh. From Ninveh. Baked clay, 18 x 10 cm AO 7092
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Dictionary of synonyms with a colophon (closing stamp) of the library of Ashurb...

A genie watering bulls,from Tello. 2300 BCE
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A genie watering bulls,from Tello. 2300 BCE

The Yozat tablet.Hittite text deploring the dis- appearance of the sun-god and a magic ritual for the recovery of the lost god of vegetation Telipinu. From Anatolia, New Hittite Empire, 14th BCE Clay, 15 x 9 cm AO 4703
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The Yozat tablet.Hittite text deploring the dis- appearance of the sun-go...

Fragment of a text concerning Sargon's accession to the throne against Lugalzagesi. First Babylonian dynasty (1894-1595) AO 7673
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Fragment of a text concerning Sargon's accession to the throne...

Letter from Pharaoh Ramses II to the Hittite king Hattusili III (1289-1265 BCE),concerning the marriage of one of the daughters of Hattusili to the Pharaoh, and the presents sent by the Egyptian court. From Bogazkoy,Anatolia. Clay, 5,8 x 5,5 cm AO 9408
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Letter from Pharaoh Ramses II to the Hittite king Hattusili III (1289-1265...

Bilingual text in praise of the Goddess Ishtar. Uruk. Tablet with cuneiform writing,Uruk. 7th-2nd BCE
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Bilingual text in praise of the Goddess Ishtar. Uruk. Tablet with cuneiform wr...

Bill of sale, period of Kashtiliash, king of Hama. Baked clay, 12 x 6 cm AO 4672
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Bill of sale, period of Kashtiliash, king of Hama. Baked clay,...

Verdict concerning a female temple slave of the temple of the Goddess Ishtar in Uruk. AO 19536
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Verdict concerning a female temple slave of the temple of the Goddess Ishtar in...

"Curse upon Agade", a text recounting the ruin of the capital, cursed by the gods when king Naram-Sin destroyed the temple of Enlil in Nippur. Clay tablet, 12,6 x 6 cm AO 6890
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"Curse upon Agade", a text recounting the ruin of the capital, cursed by the g...

A religious text in praise of King Sargon and King Naram-Sin of Akkad. AO 6890
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A religious text in praise of King Sargon and King Naram-Sin of Akkad....

Foundation tablet of King Ur-Nanshe from Tello. Archaic dynasties, 2900-2750 BCE Gypseous alabaster, 14,5 x 9 cm AO 2786
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Foundation tablet of King Ur-Nanshe from Tello. Archaic dynasties, 2900-...

Prism describing the restoration of Babylon. Period of king Assarhadon (681-669 BCE) who rebuilt Babylon, destroyed by his father Sanherib. Baked clay, 19,4 x 8,4 cm AO 7736
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Prism describing the restoration of Babylon. Period of king Assarhadon (681-669...