This is a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period ... Cuneiform is one of the earliest forms of written expression and so represents a huge leap forward by human kind.

This is a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period ... Cuneiform is one of the earliest forms of written expression and so represents a huge leap forward by human kind.

The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 ...

CULTURE: Sumerian ... ancient clay tablets revealed that Babylonian astronomers were more sophisticated than previously believed. The wedge-shaped writing on the tablets, known as cuneiform ...

The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze ... aside from information found in records written by neighboring enemies, according to the fieldwork notes.

The Ashmolean Museum's collection is now more accessible than ever. The museum's website highlights that the ongoing digitization of its Babylonian cuneiform tablets is helping preserve these ...

Photograph of proto-cuneiform tablet showing signs discussed in the article. (Colour image of drawing of Fig. 4 in the article - Ref_ Englund 1994 ATU 5_ pl. 71).

This piece of clay contains some of the earliest writing in the world. It's called 'cuneiform,' which means wedge-shaped. This tablet is a ... of writing comes from Mesopotamia and dates to ...