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Total number of records: 56
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cuneiform tablet
c. 1000 BCE
A cuneiform tablet, also described as a 'miniature brick book'. Described in a note as from Nebuchadnezzar's Library.
Denomination: coins of Alexander the Great / Alexander I Balas
Date(s): c.336-145 BCE
Material: silver
amulets and tear bottle
c.1700 - 1300 BCE
Five amulets and a glass 'tear' bottle believed to be from Egypt. The amulets are a Wadj Sceptre, an Eye of Horus, and three gods (believed to be Anubis, Taweret, and Maahes or Sekhmet). Either lapi...
cuneiform tablet
6th century BCE
A two sided cuneiform tablet with damage across the bottom and in the centre of the top edge. 1 loose paper label.
section of hieroglyphs
No date
A section of plaster with Egyptian Hieroglyphs, referenced as from Karnak, Ancient Thebes. Hieroglyphs include birds, and are set between lined borders. There is a semi-circle decoration on the lowe...
cuneiform tablet (fragments)
No date
A cuneiform tablet completely broken into many small fragments of red clay.
stone tablet
No date
Although referenced as a cuneiform tablet in listings, this item is made from black stone with white veining, possibly diorite. It is shaped and has several scratch marks that may be manmade. There...
cuneiform tablet
No date
A pink clay cuneiform tablet broken into two pieces and with a corner missing. Dark staining on the join suggests it had been glued back together. Some script seen on one side, mostly on the smaller s...
cuneiform tablet
No date
A pink clay cuneiform tablet with significant cracks and lose to much of surface area on one side, with possible soot staining. Some script seen on other side.