The Liver Tablet

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Illustration

Willian Vieira
by The Trustees of the British Museum
published on 26 March 2024
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A detailed baked clay model of a sheep's liver from ancient Babylon. Written records may be representative of signs on the organ and were probably used to improve divination. Old Babylonian period, Sippar, 1900-1600 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2024, March 26). The Liver Tablet. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18716/the-liver-tablet/

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