Rectangular tablet
431–405 B.C.
Object Place for LabelNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsOverall: 1.2 x 0.7cm (1/2 x 1/4in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number17-4-834
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XII (Irike-Amanote), northeast foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
664–610 B.C.
623–593 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
Queen Nasalsa 643–623 B.C.
643–623 B.C.
510–487 B.C.
538–519 B.C.
463–435 B.C.
353–340 B.C.