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Tablet Case with Inscription and Multiple Seal Impressions
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Clay tablet encased in clay envelope, with cuneiform inscription written in Sumerian acknowledging the receipt of bitumen to waterproof a boat; multiple impressions of one seal show a figure approaching a seated king, accompanied by a suppliant goddess.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Nanette Rodney Kelekian New York formerly in the possession of her father Charles Dikran Kelekian; gift to Fogg Art Museum 1983.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Title: Tablet Case with Inscription and Multiple Seal Impressions
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Clay tablet encased in clay envelope, with cuneiform inscription written in Sumerian acknowledging the receipt of bitumen to waterproof a boat; multiple impressions of one seal show a figure approaching a seated king, accompanied by a suppliant goddess.
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