Cuneiform tablets--Specimens
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Babylonian Clay Tablet, approximately 2500 BCE
Item — Box 1, Folder: 1, Object: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
A Babylonian clay tablet, ca. 2500 BCE with Cuneiform Characters. The development of clay tablets are man's earliest form of writing and are attributed to the Mesopotamian culture. This tablet is from Babylonian Excavations. It was purchased in Amuda, Syria.
Dates:
approximately 2500 BCE
Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: 05-exws_pages
Abstract
Primarily individual leaves from European or Near Eastern manuscripts or printed books, but also contains leaves from newspapers, pamphlets, as well as several ancient Near and Middle Eastern artifacts, including a Babylonian cuneiform tablet and cylinder seal.
Dates:
2500 BCE-1894 CE; Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE