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CUNEIFORM TABLET 8 lines of Sumerian. Reception of reed containers. Sealed. Dated King Amar-Suen (2046-2038 BC) year 4. Umma. Clay. 42 x 43 mm. Note in white ink "E 4237. L 31" Sumer, Ur, Dynasty III, c. 2100-2000 B.C. Administrative Tablet of the Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2100-2000 BC. 8 lines of Sumerian. Receipt of reed containers. Sealed. Dated to King Amar-Suen (2046-2038 BC) year 4. Umma. Provenance Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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CUNEIFORM TABLET 8 lines of Sumerian. Reception of reed containers. Sealed. Dated King Amar-Suen (2046-2038 BC) year 4. Umma. Clay. 42 x 43 mm. Note in white ink "E 4237. L 31" Sumer, Ur, Dynasty III, c. 2100-2000 B.C. Administrative Tablet of the Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2100-2000 BC. 8 lines of Sumerian. Receipt of reed containers. Sealed. Dated to King Amar-Suen (2046-2038 BC) year 4. Umma. Provenance Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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