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In the field of Assyriology, refers to a significant inscription written on a stone foundation tablet. Found at the site of Haddad (historically part of the Hamrin Dam salvage project in Iraq), the tablet was notably re-used in antiquity as a door socket. Physical Characteristics : The stone measures approximately

: It dates back to the Neo-Assyrian period , a time characterized by the expansion of one of the world's first true empires. Foundation tablets like this were typically buried in the structures of temples or palaces to commemorate the building's construction and invoke the protection of the gods. 124744

The number is most notably associated with an archaeological artifact from the Neo-Assyrian period: a stone foundation tablet designated as . The Neo-Assyrian Foundation Tablet (IM 124744) In the field of Assyriology, refers to a

: The reuse of such a sacred or official object as a mundane door socket provides a "deep" look into the shifting values and physical transformations of ancient Mesopotamian cities. It reflects a transition where the original religious or political intent of the artifact was lost to later inhabitants who valued the tablet purely for its material utility. Secondary Associations Foundation tablets like this were typically buried in