SUMERIAN CLAY TABLET WITH CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTION. Ca. 2300 - 1800 BC A rectangular clay tablet with slightly convex faces densely inscribed in wedge-shaped cuneiform characters arranged in horizontal rows on all sides. Size: 43mm x 37mm; Weight: 44g. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with Kurt Deppert collection, Munich, 1970s. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.217.10.