"Fara" tablet = Tablette de "Fara".
Reproduction of a cuneiform clay tablet from the ancient city Shuruppak (now the village of Fara), Iraq, circa 2600 B.C., original housed in the Musée du Louvre. The tablet is the sales act of a male slave and a house in the city, with 6 witnesses. Sold as a paperweight.
| Format: | Physical Object |
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| Language: | Sumerian English French |
| Language Notes: | Tablet in Sumerian. Accompanying page and certificate of authenticity in English and French. |
| Published: |
[Paris] :
Réunion des musées nationaux,
[2010?]
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| Summary: | Reproduction of a cuneiform clay tablet from the ancient city Shuruppak (now the village of Fara), Iraq, circa 2600 B.C., original housed in the Musée du Louvre. The tablet is the sales act of a male slave and a house in the city, with 6 witnesses. Sold as a paperweight. |
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| Item Description: | Title from accompanying page. The Cushing Library/Laughlin copy contains a certificate of authenticity and a printed description. |
| Physical Description: | 1 tablet : resin, terracotta ; 73 x 70 x 17 mm + 1 page (illustrations ; 21 cm) + 1 certificat d'authenticité (8 cm) |