A Sumerian cuneiform tablet Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2050 B.C. Dated to the eighth year of the reign of king Shu-Sin, rectangular in form, inscribed with two columns of cuneiform script on each side, providing a listing of domestic animals for each of the thirty days of the past month, giving details of age and gender, concluded with a summary, 3 5/8in (9.2cm) long; and five other items, including an Egyptian pottery udjat eye mould, of typical form, 2¾in (7cm) wide; three terracotta lamps, including one Hellenistic example, one Rhodian, and another, 5in (12.6cm) longest; and a miniature book of Psalms written in Hebrew, bound with olive wood and inscribed in Hebrew on the front with 'Jerusalem', 2 5/8in (6.6cm) long, in a red leather case (6)
A Sumerian cuneiform tablet Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2050 B.C. Dated to the eighth year of the reign of king Shu-Sin, rectangular in form, inscribed with two columns of cuneiform script on each side, providing a listing of domestic animals for each of the thirty days of the past month, giving details of age and gender, concluded with a summary, 3 5/8in (9.2cm) long; and five other items, including an Egyptian pottery udjat eye mould, of typical form, 2¾in (7cm) wide; three terracotta lamps, including one Hellenistic example, one Rhodian, and another, 5in (12.6cm) longest; and a miniature book of Psalms written in Hebrew, bound with olive wood and inscribed in Hebrew on the front with 'Jerusalem', 2 5/8in (6.6cm) long, in a red leather case (6)
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