#  Text of Mesopotamia 

 



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Touch the above image to view a sales slip for many discounted Mesopotamian artifacts, including the [**great Cylinder**](/file_url/149) (#7493 on the list).

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Touch the above image to view a letter of introduction from dealer ([**Kelekian**](/file_url/151)), asking Lyon to speak publicly in a positive way about the dealer’s collection.

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Touch the above image to view a letter from dealer (Kelekian) noting the sale of the alabaster [**Monumental Tablet** ](/file_url/154)for $1000.

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Touch the above image to view a list of large assortment of antiquities from dealer ([**Noorian**](/file_url/156)), loaned to the Museum for consideration of purchase, including some seals and tablets exhibited (Accession Group 1899.2).

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Touch the above image to view a letter from cast-maker ([**A. P. Ready**](/file_url/158)), noting the difficulty of obtaining permission to produce casts.