1. Add MS 73519
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 73519
- Title:
- SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET: a Sumerian administrative record detailing amounts of foodstuffs, inscribed in cuneiform characters on clay, circa 2027 B.C. Purchased of Sam Fogg, 1997, as part of a newly establised ‘history of writing’ collection and initially for exhibition in the ‘story of writing’ exhibition in the new BL galleries at St Pancras, 1998. See M. P. Brown, The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts, 1998, pl. 17. Clay. 45 x 40mm.
- Scope & Content:
- Antiquities: Inscriptions: Sumerian cuneiform tablet: circa 2027 B.C.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 2027 BC
- Extent:
- 1 item