22nd-21st century BC. A terracotta tablet with eleven lines of cuneiform text to one side, the other side with three lines, containing a list of Ur III year names. 118 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). 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; accompanied by an original handwritten note on plastic sleeve by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. [No Reserve] Fine condition, fragmentary. Very rare.