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This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum...

This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum...

This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum...

A Babylonian cuneiform tablet with a map of the fields, towns and palaces around Nippur. Kassite Period, 1550-1450 BCE. Nippur, Iraq.

This is a diary of astronomical and meteorological phenomena observed during the 2nd month of the years 323-322 BCE. Written in cuneiform inscription, it records the death of Alexander on the 29th day of the lunar...

Vocabulary giving the Akkadian equivalents of 48 Kassite words of the type found in personal names. The Kassite words are listed on the left of each column with their Babylonian equivalent to the right. 1200-800...

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...

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 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...

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...