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Unopened Clay Tablet Envelope from Kultepe
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Unopened Clay Tablet Envelope from Kultepe

The cuneiform text on the center of this unopened envelop narrates a loan of silver to a husband and wife. The envelop is marked by rings and cylinder seals used by the diverse community at the city of Kultepe. There are 3 scenes; Babylonian...
Economic Clay Tablet
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Economic Clay Tablet

This tablet contains a list of goods. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early dynastic period, 3rd millennium BCE. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.
Terracotta Clay Cylinder of King Nebuchadnezzar II
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Terracotta Clay Cylinder of King Nebuchadnezzar II

The three columns of cuneiform inscriptions on this cylinder mention the building and reconstruction of various shrines, quays, gates, and processional boats by king Nebuchadnezzar II at Babylon for the Babylonian New Year Festival. From...
Sealed Clay Jar Stopper
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Sealed Clay Jar Stopper

Two officials certified the contents of the jar that was sealed with this stopper. Impressions of fingers and a thumb are visible on the top. The stopper is displayed here on a similar jar dating from about the same period. Jemdet Nasr period...
Late Slavonic Clay Pot
Image by James Blake Wiener

Late Slavonic Clay Pot

Archaeological finds as well as many place, land and family names in the eastern part of what is present-day German bear witness to the Slavic roots of the local history. Slavs settled the region of eastern Germany during the 6th and 7th...
John Quincy Adams
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John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was an American statesman and diplomat who served as the sixth president of the United States (1825-1829). The son of a former president, Adams had a long and distinguished political career both before and after...
Etruscan Clay Rattle from Vulci
Video by EMAProject European Music Archaeology Project

Etruscan Clay Rattle from Vulci

This very brief video is explicitly auditory. It demonstrates the sound of an Etruscan clay rattle from Vulci, Italy (end of 8th century BCE). Sound sample played by Emiliano Li Castro.
Petticoat Affair
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Petticoat Affair

The Petticoat affair, also called the Eaton affair, was a political scandal that rocked Washington, D.C., from 1829 to 1831, during the early years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Revolving around the rumored sexual promiscuity of Peggy Eaton...
Siege of Fort Meigs
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Siege of Fort Meigs

The Siege of Fort Meigs (28 April to 9 May 1813) was a major engagement on the northwestern frontier of the War of 1812. It saw a US army under Major General William Henry Harrison, holed up in the hastily built Fort Meigs, withstand a siege...
Linear B Script
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Linear B Script

Linear B script was the writing system of the Mycenaean civilization of the Bronze Age Mediterranean. The syllabic script was used to write Mycenaean Greek from c. 1500 to c. 1200 BCE. It was deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952, and so...
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