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Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription has not been translated.

Black painted plaster, rectangular with one rounded side. There is a hole in the back for hanging. Cuneiform script. Translation: "To the goddess Inanna, the mistress of Eanna, his mistress, Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, the king of Ur, king of Sumer and…

Fragment of a lanx dish. Broken on three sides, with one side having an intact rim of the bowl. Outward facing side of the bowl fragment has a relief of a running rabbit, and the head of another animal.

Bronze arrowhead with two barbs/spurs on the end facing away from the arrow tip, which has been broken off. Round base with a socket.

A fragment of papyrus mounted in a paper frame.

A fragment of papyrus mounted in a paper frame.

Irregularly shaped chunk of mortar and stone, inlaid with mosaic stones. Mostly white, some red and black, forming a leaf and stem pattern. The leaves are formed by 5 red stones, with 2-3 black stones at the base of each leaf. At the edge of the…

A small mosaic fragment with intact tesserae (small cube-shaped pieces that create a mosaic). Seven tesserae present.

Spearhead shaft has a hollow end for securing the weapon to a handle. Metal composition only apparent by a small amount of iron oxidation.

A small clay cylinder with a hollow middle for attachment to a necklace or bracelet. Engraved with a design along the surface for the purposes of rolling onto fresh clay in order to create a seal. Black in colour with brown spots due to wear.

A marble tondo (or patera) of the Greek goddess Hygieia. The background is round with a beaded border, with a bust of the goddess in the center wearing a cloak and chiton buttoned at her right shoulder, holding a scallop shell in her left hand which…

A fragment of papyrus mounted in a paper frame.

Bronze spearhead with a long socket. There is a round hole near the end of the socket, likely to be original.

Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription has not been translated.

Iron shortsword. Seems to be made entirely of iron, both blade and handle. Small V-shaped cross guard. Butt of the handle is roughly oval shaped and extends further out than the handle.

Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription has not been translated.

Cylinder of bone or ivory that tapers off at one end, which ends with an egg shape. Pointed at the opposite end for the purposes of writing.

Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription has not been translated.