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Cuneiform Tablet

Cuneiform Tablet

A clay tablet with Sumerian cuneiform script.

Identification

Identified Script

Sumerian Cuneiform

Origin / Period

Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq)

~3000 BCE

Detection Confidence

High

Learning & Context

  • Cuneiform was written on clay tablets using a reed stylus.
  • It was used for over 3,000 years to write several languages of the Ancient Near East.
  • This tablet likely records rations of barley for temple workers.
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