68 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BKITISH MUSEUM. 



49. Clay head of a demon, which was probably worn as 



a pendant on a necklace. From Abu Habbah. 



50. A stone bowl, on the outside of which a bold leaf- 



pattern is cut, in high relief. 



51. A portion of a clay bowl, on the outside of which is 



inscribed a text in archaic Babylonian characters ; 

 only the ends of a few lines are preserved. 

 52-99. A collection of forty-eight very fine tablets inscribed 

 with accounts and temple-records of the period 

 of the Dynasty of Ur ; these tablets represent 

 a selection made from many hundreds recently 

 discovered at Drehem, near Nippur. About 

 B.C. 2400. 



100-104. A group of five tablets inscribed with accounts 

 referring to business connected with the temples 

 in Babylonia. From Tell L6. About B.C. 2400. 



105-829. A fine collection of Babylonian tablets. The greater 

 number of these are inscribed with accounts, 

 copies of business documents, agreements, etc., but 

 the collection also includes an important group of 

 letters of the period of the First Dynasty of 

 Babylon, and also several interesting Neo-Baby- 

 lonian texts. About B.C. 2500. From Abu 

 Habbah. 

 -830-1059. A collection of tablets, inscribed with lists of 

 produce, contracts, business documents, etc. 

 Neo-Babylonian Period. From Abu Habbah. 

 ii. — 1. Fragment of an early Assyrian tablet, inscribed 

 with a text arranged in sections, and referring 

 most probably to offerings. 

 2. Fine Assyrian tablet, nearly complete, inscribed 

 with a series of incantations and medical prescrip- 

 tions for the sick. 

 '3. Upper part of a large Assyrian tablet inscribed with 

 prayers and incantations. 



4-12. Nine Assyrian letters and contract tablets. 



13-26. A miscellaneous collection of small objects, Greek, 

 Egyptian, Phoenician, etc., which were found at 

 Babylon. These are : 



A brown glazed porcelain figure of Osiris, of 

 the Ptolemaic Period. 



A small bronze seated figure of Zeus, of the 

 'Grseco-Roman Period. 



Ten small glass bottles, for holding scents and 

 unguents. 



A gold earring. Period uncertain. 



A gold frog, which formed part of an earring, 

 with bead-work decoration. 



