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This clay tablet represents a lawsuit against Niqmepa King of Alalakh brought before Saustatar king of Mitanni who used a seal made about 2200 BCE and later recut for an earlier king of Mitanni, Shutarna, son of Kirta. circa 1450 BCE. From Level IV Palace at Tell Atchana, modern-day Hatay Province, Turkey. (The British Museum, London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 12). Cuneiform Tablet from Alalakh with Saustatar's Seal. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7220/cuneiform-tablet-from-alalakh-with-saustatars-seal/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cuneiform Tablet from Alalakh with Saustatar's Seal." World History Encyclopedia, September 12, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7220/cuneiform-tablet-from-alalakh-with-saustatars-seal/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cuneiform Tablet from Alalakh with Saustatar's Seal." World History Encyclopedia, 12 Sep 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7220/cuneiform-tablet-from-alalakh-with-saustatars-seal/.
