Methoden zur Restaurierung von ungebrannten und gebrannten Keilschrifttafeln

Gestern und Heute.

by Carmen Gutschow

Book cover: Methoden zur Restaurierung von ungebrannten und gebrannten Keilschrifttafeln

Extent: 152 pages

Publisher: PeWe-Verlag

Subjects: Ancient Near East, World Archaeology

Series: Berliner Beitrage zum Vorderen Orient

Series volume number: 22

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(April 2012)

ISBN: 9783935012096

Price: $41.00

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PDF (Published)

(December 2012)

ISBN: 9783689850463

Price: $30.00

The topic of this work is the treatment of unburnt and burnt clay tablets. As practical case studies six cuneiform tablets were chosen that show typical damages to be found in museum collections. For a better understanding of the problems concerning such objects, the characteristics of clay as material are illustrted, especially those of calcareous clays. Important restoration measures are discussed, as for example the secondary burning of tablets in preparation of the subsequent reduction of salt.

  • By (author) Carmen Gutschow