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A tablet of cuneiform (ancient near/middle eastern "alphabet"). It is written in the Akkadian form telling the first few lines of the Descent of Ishtar to the underworld (Sumerian/Babylonian mythology) Artifact is baked clay, hence the charring on the left. Probably baked inadvertantly as the baking process is not complete or finished in a traditional glaze. Artifact is somewhat large indicating the writer has a limited proficiency with writing Akkadian.

Foundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizationsFoundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizations

Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of cuneiform c. 3200 BCE.

Foundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizationsFoundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizations

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