19th-16th century BC. A pillow-shaped clay tablet still contained in its original outer envelope with cylinder seal impressions and the address in cuneiform script. 301 grams, 10.8cm (4 1/4"). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s notes. A perfect virgin tablet of some size remains intact, not read for nearly 4000 years.Professor Lambert notes 'never opened, should be fired then opened and read'.