LOT 173 Sumerian Ur III Cuneiform Administrative Tablet with Cylinde...
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22nd-21st century BC. An earthenware pillow-shaped tablet with the impression of a cylinder seal overlying a previo cuneiform inscription; the seal impression in three lines reading (1) 'ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra' (2) 'dub-sar' (3) 'dumu na-silim' 'Ku-Ninura, scribe, son of Silim'; with a vintage wooden display stand. 47.4 grams, 47mm (119 grams total, 63mm including stand) (1 3/4 (2 1/2)"). Xanthos Antiquities & Fine Art, Sydney, Atralia. G. Dibley collection, Atralia, since 1999. Dr B. L. private collection since 2003. Apanied by a copy of a three page report and authenticity guarantee by Dr B. L., London, UK. The seal text is of the classic 'dub-sar' type. The scribe Ku-Ninura is known from around twenty individual surviving tablets dating from the reign of King Ibb-Suen (vars. Ibbi-Suen, Ibbi-Sin) who reigned over Sumer circa 2027-2004 BC, the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
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