Inscribed green beryl tablet
568–555 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGreen amazonite
DimensionsOverall: 1.3 x 2.9 cm (1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.420
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceFound under the S.W. corner of Pyramid 9 at Nuri, Tomb of Aramatelka (Amtalqa). 1917: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
about 643–623 B.C.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
643–542 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
510–487 B.C.
519–510 B.C.
538–519 B.C.