Inv.:  D531, D541, D546, D563, D566, D567, D576, D579, D581, D582, D610, D616, D623, D643
Date:  III Dynasty of Ur, around 2100-2004 B.C.
Materials:  Clay
Measurement:  Various dimensions from 10-20 cm high 

This distinct group of cuneiform tables from southern Mesopotamia (Umma, Lagash, Drehem, Ur, Larsa) includes letters, legal transactions, administrative accounts, and royal decrees.  The restoration, which will entail a precise cleaning of the cuneiform symbols incised on the tablets surface and a production of replicas, will greatly facilitate the reading of the inscriptions.

STATE OF PRESERVATION:

• There are salt deposits present on the object as well as old adhesives which have affixed some of the previous centuries salt deposits to the surface. 

RESTORATION PROCESS:

•  Graphic documentation

• Analysis of tables

• Photographic documentation

Total Cost: $ 4,730.00

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