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N. 1. N. 1. 001. c. Fragment of dark grey pottery, portion of neck and rim of vessel; prism-shaped rim. Width 3¼″, height 1⅝″.

N. 1. 002. Stone bead (jade?) pierced with small hole. Diam ⅝″.

N. 1. 1. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. 8). Obv. 3 ll. Khar.; initial formula. Rev. blank. Well-preserved. 7⅝″ × 1⁵⁄₁₆″.

N. 1. 2. Takhtī-shaped tablet, portion of hole at edge 3½″ from end of handle. Obv. Very faint traces of characters. Rev. 3 ll. Khar.; indistinct, in parts deleted. 11⅝″ × 1½″. Broken and warped.

N. 1. 3. Wedge covering-tablet. Obv. Depression for seal 1⅜″ from sq. end. Seal missing. 3 string grooves, in which fragments of string. At sq. end a few Khar. char., longitudinally; and on opposite side of seal-place a few more, rather indistinct. Rev. Single line of Khar. Well-preserved, 8¼″ × 2⅛″ × ⅝″ at thickest part where seal socket.

N. 1. 4. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. 1. 21). Obv. Seal cavity 1⅜″ from sq. end. Remains of clay seal. Cavity 1⅝″ × ⅔″. 3 string grooves, in which fragments of string. At sq. end a line of Khar., legible. At point end traces of characters. Rev. Faint traces (?) of characters at L. pr. edge. Wood well-preserved, slightly warped; splitting at sq. end. 11⅜″ × 2″ × ¾″ at seal cav.

N. 1. 5. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. 1. 11). Obv. 3 ll. Khar., very faint; initial formula. Rev. 1 short line Khar. at sq. end. Well-preserved. Portions of fibre of bark on each edge. 10″ × 1⅝″ × ¾″.

N. 1. 6. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. 1. 62). Obv. Seal cav. in which portions of clay and strings placed diagonally. At sq. end single line Khar. distinct. Opposite side of seal cav. a few characters faintly traceable. Rev. At upper edge, single line of Khar., very distinct. 8¼″ × 1⅝″ × ⅝″. Warped slightly transversely. Wood well-preserved.

N. 1. 7. Wedge under-tablet. Short string cut with knife (?) on obverse side. Obv. 4 ll. Khar. written with broad pen. Initial formula; fourth line short. Generally quite legible. Rev. blank. Mark of red paint ¾″ from sq. end. 13⅝″ × 2⅛″ × ⅝″. Wood well-preserved.

N. 1. 8. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. 1. 1). Hole at point containing string cut by knife at reverse side. Obv. 1¾″ from sq. end, seal cav. String grooves clumsily cut; string adhering. One l. Khar. between sq. end and seal cav.; 3 char. at hole; all clear. Rev. Few characters at upper edge, sq. end. 7⅝″ × 1⅝″ × ⅝″. Well-preserved.

N. 1. 9. Wedge tablet complete, cov.- and under-tablets, with string and seal partly broken. Obv. of cov.-tablet. Seal cav. with seal, 1¾″ from sq. end. Seal broken at top R. p., but device remains (see Pl. LXXI). Standing figure either winged (Eros ?) or wearing chlamys, ¾ to R. p.

head, profile to R. p., in cameo, deeply impressed in clay, surrounded by 3 mouldings (intaglio), shape finely proportioned ellipse. Strings remain intact under seal. Between seal and sq. end 1 line Khar., and on opposite side of seal 1 short line Khar. Near hole at point few characters. Rev. of under-tablet, a short line Khar. near sq. end. 9″ × 1⁷⁄₁₆″ × ⅝″ (combined thickness of cov.- and under-tablets). See Pl. C.

N. 1. 9. a. Oblong tablet, broken at R. p. end. Writing on one side. Near top edge 1 line Khar., well-written, and at R. p. end, below this line 3 very short lines in columns. 15⅝″ × 2¾″. Well-preserved.

N. 1. 10. Wedge cov.-tab. Obv. Seal cav. 1¾″ from sq. end; cav. 1⅝″ × 1⁵⁄₁₆″. Clay adhering but device of seal quite gone. String is like coarse cotton fibre. Between cav. and sq. end 1 line Khar. Near hole few characters. Rev. 1 line Khar. 9″ × 1⅝″ × ⅝″.

N. 1. 11. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. 1. 5). Obv. Seal cav. with string (seal missing) 1¾″ from sq. end. 1 l. Khar. between cav. and end, a few characters near hole. Rev. 2 ll. Khar., much faded, especially towards point. 10″ × 1⅝″ × ⅝″. Wood well-preserved. Fibre of bark adhering to parts of obverse.

N. 1. 12. Wedge tablet complete, broken as to both tablets at point. Seal deleted. String intact round thick part. Cov.-tab.: Obv. 1 l. between cav. and sq. end; cav. rather roughly cut and not 'square' with length. Rev. blank. Scored by insect borings. — Under-tablet: Obv. 3 ll. Khar. Rev. 1 short line Khar. near sq. end. Wood fairly hard, but broken and much eaten by insects. 7⅝″ × 1⅝″ × 1⅝″ (over both tablets).

N. 1. 13. Wedge cov.-tab. (belongs to N. 1. 54). Obv. 1⅝″ from sq. end, seal cav. 13⅝″ × ⅔″. 1 l. Khar. between seal and sq. end. Seal deleted, string remains. Few characters Khar. on other side of seal cav. A few also within about 1⅝″ of hole. Rev. 1 straggling line Khar., very cursive, along upper edge, and a second short line from sq. end. 9″ × 1⅝″ × ⅝″. Wood well-preserved. Writing much faded.

N. 1. 14. Wedge cov.-tablet. Obv. 1⅝″ from sq. end, seal cav. with seal (poor impression, but appears to represent standing figure) in cameo; deeply impressed. String under seal is triple instead of double as usual. Quality of string poor, which may account for this variation. In space between seal and sq. end, 1 line Khar., very clear. Near hole a few characters. Rev. 3 ll. Khar., very distinct excepting at top R. p. corner; top. l. follows curve of edge of wood, and l. follows first, 3rd l. short. 7¼″ × 1⅝″ × ⅜″. Wood well-preserved.

N. 1. 15. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. 1. 107). Obv. 1⅝″ from sq. end, seal cav. with remains of seal, quite deleted. Cav. which is cut carelessly, 1⅝″ × 1⁵⁄₁₆″. 1 l. Khar. between cav. and sq. end. Characters near hole. Rev. 1 l. (short) at upper edge, very distinct. 8¾″ × 1⅝″ × ⅝″. Wood hard, but broken towards middle.