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Here are some very interesting cuneiform tablets written in various ancient languages.The first group comes from a collection in the UK and have been examined and translated by Professor Lambert ex of the University of Birmingham.106.This first one is extremely interesting and rather rare for several reasons; that it's a court case and that it has multiple ring seals.
The inscribed edges:
The inscribed and stamped edge:
The ring seal impressions of Shamash-ittannu, of Iddina-Bel, the lion and boar and the cylinder seal impression of Nana-iddina. They are oriented in different directions but I have shown the photographs with the seal impression oriented correctly.
And lastly, the flamingo seal ring impression and the inscription for Bel-uballit.
101.This small adminstrative document is special because it's Neo Babylonian and in a remarkably fine hand.
You obtain an idea how remarkably precise and small the cuneiform here is, when you realise how small this tablet is. Compare it with the one above:
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