Monday, June 14, 2010

The British Museum Persepolis Type Tablet

The British Museum Collection Database includes data on the single tablet in that collection that looks like a Persepolis Tablet:

tablet / seal-impression

Right half of clay tablet with four and one and two lines of  inscription; late Elamite; seal-impression showing winged figures.

AN159725001

© The Trustees of the British Museum

  • ObverseObverse
  • ObverseObverse
  • ReverseReverse

Department: Middle East

Registration number: 1914,0407.129

BM/Big number: 108963

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Object types
tablet (scope note | all objects)
seal-impression (scope note | all objects)

Materials
clay (scope note | all objects)
Techniques

seal-impressed (scope note | all objects)
Production place

Made in Asia (scope note | all objects)
Period/Culture

Neo-Elamite (scope note | all objects)


Description
Right half of clay tablet with four and one and two lines of inscription; late Elamite; seal-impression showing winged figures.

Inscriptions

Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Script: cuneiform
Inscription Language:


Dimensions

Length: 1.88 inches
Width: 1.88 inches


Condition
Fair; incomplete. Fired 1 Jul 1986. T.W.T. 1 Sep 1986. Completed 24 Sep 1986.


Acquisition date
1914

Acquisition name
Purchased from Albert Amor (biographical details | all objects)
Previous owner/ex-collection Maimon (biographical details | all objects)


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