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Our Books:» Cuneiform Tablet to 16th Century » Renaissance of Calligraphy, 1906-1959  |
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A fine example of what is considered to be one of the earliest forms of writing. In ancient Mesopotamia (current-day Iraq), baked clay tablets incised with tiny cuneiform script, which was based on picture-symbols, were used in the writing of several languages, most notably Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian.
Although examples have been discovered bearing portions of literary texts such as the epic of Gilgamesh, most of these tablets were essentially the equivalent of administrative documents, detailing the receipt of goods and lists of commodities or services exchanged or sold. The text of this tablet is most likely in Sumerian, a sister tongue to Babylonian. A fascinating artifact from both a historical and paleographical perspective. (1 5/8 by 1 1/4 in.; 33 x 31 mm.). (see Bromer p. 11). (21961) $2250.00 |
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