2nd millennium BC. A pillow-shaped terracotta tablet of a letter from Shupiya to Alanitum; accompanied by a handwritten and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: '10/5 Clay tablet 53x52mm. Old Babylonian letter from Shupiya to Alanitum, 15 lines, the obverse well preserved, the reverse damaged.' 81 grams, 53mm (2"). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. [No Reserve] Fine condition.