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Sumerian art, 3rd dynasty of Ur, 2112-2004 B.C.

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CUNEIFORM CLAY TABLET Sumerian art, 3rd dynasty of Ur, 2112-2004 B.C. Barley expenditure in the year Šulgi 25. Dim.: 3.8 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm Provenance : Private collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1950s Then by descent to the current owner

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CUNEIFORM CLAY TABLET Sumerian art, 3rd dynasty of Ur, 2112-2004 B.C. Barley expenditure in the year Šulgi 25. Dim.: 3.8 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm Provenance : Private collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1950s Then by descent to the current owner

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Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet for the Distribution of Barley. Circa 3300-3000 B.C. Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge. 130 grams, 82 mm (3 1/4 in.). Private collection Mr S.A., acquired in 1994; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12116-218146. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

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Sumerian Lipit-Ishtar of Isin Cuneiform Foundation Cone. 1936-1926 B.C. From the House of Justice at Isin; inscribed with columns of cuneiform text: I, (the divine) Lipit-Eštar, humble shepherd of (the city of) Nippur, faithful farmer of (the city of) Ur, tireless worker for (the city of) Eridu, perfect Lord for (the city of) Uruk, King of (the city of) Isin, King of Sumer and Akkad, who pleases (the goddess) Innana, on the day I established justice in Sumer and Akkad, I built the temple of justice at the Reservoir, the great space of the gods; and bearing inked collection number: 'BEC.2 00015024' to base. 158 grams, 11.3 cm (4 1/2 in.). Previously from the estate of a West Sussex, UK, collector. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. Votive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements. Lipit-Ishtar was the fifth king of the Dynasty of Isin, which was founded after the collapse of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He is famous as having published a series of laws in the Sumerian language anticipating the code of Hammurabi by more than a century. [No Reserve]

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Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet. 3rd Dynasty of Ur, circa 2036 B.C. Pillow-shaped tablet with columns of pictograms to two broad faces and one edge. 27.6 grams, 40 mm (1 1/2 in.). Ex De Groot collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1930s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.137. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12118-218148. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

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