Cuneiform tablet case

Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.5a: record of a lawsuit

Period: Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony

Date: ca. 20th–19th century B.C.

Geography: Anatolia, probably from Kültepe (Karum Kanesh)

Culture: Old Assyrian Trading Colony

Medium: Clay

Dimensions: 7 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/4 in. (18.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm)

Classification: Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1966

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