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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…

Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription, provided by the Yale Babylonian Collection: ""1 mana gold, 2 metal bowls, the votive offering of the king. 14 sheqel and 1/3 golden goods, the votive offerings of the month of…

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

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…

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.

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

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

Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription, provided by the Yale Babylonian Collection: "5 quarts of good beer, 3 quarts of bread, 2 sheqel oil, 2 sheqel alkali, 1 fish, 1 bushel onions (for) Shu-Sin. 6 quarts of beer, 4…

Leaf shaped javelin point bearing a Greek inscription. Short tang.

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

Front section of a hollow figurine depicting the Artemis of Ephesus. The figure is without a head or arms, and wears a necklace with a stylized head. The torso is covered in nine globules. The back of the figurine in open and hollow.

Bicone shaped lead sling bullets. One end of each is rounded, and one has an inscription.

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

Fragment of a lanx. Broken on three sides, with one side having an intact rim. Outward facing side has a relief of a running lion, and a part of another figure.

A small terracotta bust of the Greek god Helios. His left shoulder and pectoral is missing, and his right shoulder is cut off at the armpit. Helios features his characteristic rays of light behind his head, represented by six channels carved into the…

A bilobate bronze arrowhead. Leaf shaped tip.

A small mosaic fragment with intact tesserae (small cube-shaped pieces that create a mosaic). Six tesserae present, One black-ish, one white, three beige and one brown.