20th-19th century BC. A part of a stone tablet carved from a rare sedimentary stone, preserving only the beginnings of seven lines of standard titles and epithets, the pattern of the lines indicates that it is probably pertaining to a king of the Dynasty of Isin: '… Shepherd [ … Nipp[ur … Provider of U[r king [mighty king [of Isin king of S[umer and Akkad.' 308 grams, 10.3cm wide (4"). Collection of a deceased gentleman; thence by family descent, pre 1988. Owing to its rarity, this sedimentary stone may have been imported from a location outside of ancient Mesopotamian territory. The item is apanied by an information sheet which reads 'Cuneiform characters, written in neatly-arranged wedges, were developed from pictographic proto-writing that was adapted in the early Uruk period (circa 4000-3100 BC"). Cuneiform tablets were first employed to record accounting transactions, trades and administrative dedications to deities. Cuneiform tablets, with inscriptions starting with lugal (king), might have been ed for an educational purpose, to enable students to have practise cuneiform writings.'