Circa 2000-1600 BC A round cuneiform tablet with four lines of cuneiform. These were used by students, who would typically write four lines, usually proverbs. On the opposite side would be the model text that had been written by a more advanced scribe. A student who finished school was a dubsar scribe. Size: L:80mm / W:75mm; 152.6g Provenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired the 1980s on the UK art market.