A rare Sumerian Cuneiform Sealed Envelope with Internal Tablet, Gutian dynasty, ca. 2199 - 2119 BCE Medium - Stone Tout Feu Tout Sable 39

Tout Feu Tout Sable 39

head reattached

the composition is embellished with small pearl drops threaded between the gold balls and above the granule finial

Condition: Three small fills to the silver and minor cracking throughout the back

Condition: The plaque is intact and in very good condition overall

A rare Sumerian Cuneiform Sealed Envelope with Internal Tablet, Gutian dynasty, ca. 2199 - 2119 BCE Medium - Stone Tout Feu Tout Sable 39This rare Mesopotamian clay envelope still contains its original tablet, making it an unusual discovery. In antiquity, these envelopes were broken open to access the inner document, and the fragments discarded. The tablet envelope pairs served a protective function whereby the text was inscribed in duplicate, once on the interior tablet and again on the envelope itself. The outer inscription could be referenced as needed, but in cases of dispute, the