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This clay tablet (with its clay envelope) was a legal document which documented the purchase of a house property. From Nippur (modern Nuffar, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq), southern Mesopotamia. Old-Babylonian era, 1757 BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 18). Terracotta Tablet from Nippur. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2786/terracotta-tablet-from-nippur/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Tablet from Nippur." World History Encyclopedia, July 18, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2786/terracotta-tablet-from-nippur/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Tablet from Nippur." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jul 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2786/terracotta-tablet-from-nippur/.
