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K 00259

Reference

  • K 00259
  • British Museum Collection Online W_K-259
  • CDLI P393813
  • Acquisition: Excavated by A H Layard
  • Provenance: Nineveh > Kuyunjik > >

Object

  • tablet
  • 10.3 x 6.1 x 2.7cm

Inscription

  • Scholarly - lexical
  • Neo-Assyrian script
    • Colophon:
  • Neo-Assyrian

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