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600-500BC cuneiform tablet with instructions for dyeing wool. Found in Sippar, Neo-babylonian period.
Date 15 July 2010
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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British Museum reference 62788 / Registration:1882,0918.2757
Detailed description Clay cuneiform tablet; instructions for dyeing wool; recipes are given to produce blue and purple wools.
Size Height: 7.1 cm (2.8 in) Width: 6.8 cm (2.7 in) Thickness: 2.2 cm (0.87 in)
Location Room 55

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