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A clay object that is rectangular in shape and has been impressed in images of standing men and inscripted symbols. It is light red in color.

Tablet Case with Inscription and Multiple Seal Impressions

Mesopotamian

Clay tablet encased in clay envelope, with cuneiform inscription written in Sumerian acknowledging the receipt of bitumen to waterproof a boat; multiple impressions of one seal show a figure approaching a seated king, accompanied by a suppliant goddess.

Clay

Neo-Sumerian period, Third Dynasty of Ur

Tablets