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Clay Tablet Recording Practice Text by a Student in Scribal School

Dateca. 1791 B.C.E.-1712 B.C.E.

Place createdNippur, Iraq

Mediumclay

Dimensions2 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (5.2 × 5.4 cm)

ClassificationsInscriptions and Glyptic Art

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Accession Number1914.680

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