The British Museum Persepolis Type Tablet

The British Museum Collection Database includes data on the single tablet in that collection that looks like a Persepolis Tablet:

tablet / seal-impression

AN159725001

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Department: Middle East

Registration number: 1914,0407.129

BM/Big number: 108963

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Object types
tablet (scope note | all objects)
seal-impression (scope note | all objects)

Materials
clay (scope note | all objects)
Techniques
seal-impressed (scope note | all objects)
Production place
Made in Asia (scope note | all objects)
Period/Culture
Neo-Elamite (scope note | all objects)

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Description
Right half of clay tablet with four and one and two lines of inscription; late Elamite; seal-impression showing winged figures.

Inscriptions
Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Script: cuneiform
Inscription Language:


Dimensions
Length: 1.88 inches
Width: 1.88 inches

Condition
Fair; incomplete. Fired 1 Jul 1986. T.W.T. 1 Sep 1986. Completed 24 Sep 1986.

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Acquisition date
1914

Acquisition name
Purchased from Albert Amor (biographical details | all objects)
Previous owner/ex-collection Maimon (biographical details | all objects)