This is a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period, c.2100 B.C. This was the heyday of the Sumerian civilisation which occupied much of modern day Iraq. Sumerian was a non-Semitic ...

This is a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period, c.2100 B.C. This was the heyday of the Sumerian civilisation which occupied much of modern day Iraq. Sumerian was a non-Semitic ...

Cuneiform, the world's oldest form of writing, involved making indentations in clay tablets. Scientists have ... force microscope … not by a reed stylus. In previous attempts at such "indent ...

They used symbols and markings with a stylus, a form known as proto-cuneiform. The symbols on the tablet represent animals, commodities, beverages, some processes, and various other objects.

It's called 'cuneiform,' which means wedge-shaped. This tablet is a record of the daily beer rations for workers. Beer here is represented by an upright jar with a pointed base. The symbol for ...

cuneiform writing was created by using a reed stylus to make wedge-shaped indentations in clay tablets. Later scribes would chisel cuneiform into a variety of stone objects as well. Different ...

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It could be a possible embezzlement by one of her brothers, Buzazu. She decided to pen down a plea for help with a reed stylus and clay tablet to Assur-mutappil, another brother of hers. "I have ...