Cuneiform Tablet from Alalakh with Saustatar's Seal

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 12). Cuneiform Tablet from Alalakh with Saustatar's Seal. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7220/cuneiform-tablet-from-alalakh-with-saustatars-seal/

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