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q 1113.1
ct maf
df metal sludge
lg 2.1
w2 1.9
co green
cn broken
wm bz
ds A small broken piece of a copper alloy sludge encrusted with soil and pebbles. The broken section reveals pieces of soil within the metal as well as an assortment of colors including red and copper tones. These characteristics provide considerable evidence to classify the piece as metal sludge that would have been considered a contaminant and discarded during the casting process from a crucible.

q 1139.1
ct maf
df metal sludge
lg 2.6
w2 2.4
cn complete
co green
wm bz
ds A small piece of metal sludge from a copper alloy. The piece is encrusted almost entirely with soil on one side, the opposite side reveals evidence of burnt soil as well as metal portions with reddish head tones. The coloration of the metal varies from point to point. The piece may be considered metal sludge based on its coloration, irregularity in shape and heavy encrustation. Such pieces would have been discarded into the soil during the casting process.

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i 64
df t
lg 6.8
ht 6.1
w2 3.2
wm cl
sh circular
co light brown
c# 7.5 YR 6/4
cn fragmentary
ds Unepigraphical school tablet(?). This object was obtained by squeezing a ball of clay whithin the two hands. As a result of this process, it has a slightly flat obverse and convex reverse. In addition, the obverse is partly irregular due to some extra squeezing of the clay. The circular shape, the lack of inscriptions, and the fact that it is rather thick suggest that this piece may be a school tablet. The obverse has a set of parallel scratches due to the pick, and two shallow holes in random position, also due to the pick impressing dirt impurities in the moist clay when the object was excavated. From the brake it is possible to ascertain that the clay is not well refined, presenting whitish impurities. Some ancient fingerprints are still visible on both sides of the object.

i 54
ct caf
df plaque
lg 9.2
ht 5.9
w2 1.5
wm cl
co light brown
c# 7.5 YR 6/4
cn fragmentary
ds Plaque with decorative impressions(?). The object is flat on both sides. The frontal one is burnt, showing a dark gray color. The other side is light brown. Only one edge is preserved, showing a kind of groove in it. The correct orientation of this piece is unclear. Assuming that the preserved edge belongs to the left side, what follows to the right is one vertical line, a set of wedge-shaped impressions (of which at least 7 are to be integrated), two large zig-zag lines resembling two "greater than" signs on the top, and a fragmentary rosette at bottom, looking like a DINGIR sign. All impressions are very deep. The wedges on the left are not made with a stylus, but impressing in the clay some kind of token having triangular section with a 90 degree angle to the surface of the object. Because of this, it is unlikely that they are to be identified with personnenkeil. These facts suggest that the impressions are probably not to be considered as writing, although they look like archaic signs of the Uruk period. The alledged right part is not preserved.