{"product_id":"mesopotamian-cuneiform-tablet-to-enki","title":"Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet to Enki","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginates from:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sumer, Modern Day Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra: \u003c\/strong\u003e2200 - 2000 BCE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA beautiful and quite scarce Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet in its whole form, script laid across both obverse and reverse. A small pillow shaped tablet, repaired crack but detailed and extremely legible cuneiform script, preserved well enough to be read seen on both obverse and reserve of this tablet. Sumerian cuneiform, the oldest form of written language is scrawled across this tablet, emerging between 3400 and 3200 BCE, generally used as a form of administrative record keeping and commercial trade before being more broadly used as a form of recording Mesopotamian literature, law and history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated by noted British specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern Archaeology, Wilfred G. Lambert, the Sumerian inscription reads:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003edEn-ki me-šà-ba ni-ğar dEn-ki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ešu-tag-ga šu-tag-ga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eba-ra ges-ta a-na su-du-ga-ge ki-a nu-ma-a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eor a base English definition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"By the divine ordinance of Enki, set apart under Enki's authority.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHands-hands-must not approach it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLet no bare hand touch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOnly with a covered hand may it be handled.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvenance: English Private collection established in 1950’s. Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gallery elder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44382682480774,"sku":null,"price":2495.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/galleryelder.com\/products\/mesopotamian-cuneiform-tablet-to-enki","provider":"gallery elder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}