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Bead with cuneiform inscription of Kurigalzu I or II, Kassite, ca. 14th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Kassite, Agate, H. 2.5 cm x W. 2.4 cm x Th. 1.3 cm, Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed, Eye-like beads and stones, made from naturally occurring agate formations, are found throughout Mesopotamian history. At least by the end of the third millennium B.C., rulers began carving short inscriptions on these stones, dedicating them to the gods.

Bead with cuneiform inscription of Kurigalzu I or II, Kassite, ca. 14th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Kassite, Agate, H. 2.5 cm x W. 2.4 cm x Th. 1.3 cm, Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed, Eye-like beads and stones, made from naturally occurring agate formations, are found throughout Mesopotamian history. At least by the end of the third millennium B.C., rulers began carving short inscriptions on these stones, dedicating them to the gods.
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Bead with cuneiform inscription of Kurigalzu I or II, Kassite, ca. 14th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Kassite, Agate, H. 2.5 cm x W. 2.4 cm x Th. 1.3 cm, Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed, Eye-like beads and stones, made from naturally occurring agate formations, are found throughout Mesopotamian history. At least by the end of the third millennium B.C., rulers began carving short inscriptions on these stones, dedicating them to the gods
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