Babylonian tablet inscribed with a mythological list

An image of Tablet, inscribed in cuneiform. Mythological list. Inscription: astrological or mythological list in Sumerian. Clay, length 0.09 m, width 0.043 m. 1st Dynasty of Babylon.

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Tablet, inscribed in cuneiform. Mythological list. Inscription: astrological or mythological list in Sumerian. Clay, length 0.09 m, width 0.043 m. 1st Dynasty of Babylon.

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Accession Number: ANE.87.1904
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Fnumber: 22/1

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antiquity Babylonian BC clay cuneiform document Fitz_ANT inscribed inscriptions Iraqi language lists mythological mythology script Sumerian tablet texts writing written document

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