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 ...

A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, detailed the earliest account of the auroras by Assyrians in ...

In a new report published in the Journal of Cuneiform ... tablets, learn about 44 more ancient artifacts that reveal the history of our ancestors. Then, learn about the Rosetta Stone and how ...

This tablet is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest written customer complaint. Writing and trade are deeply intertwined, and some of the oldest surviving cuneiform ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the ...

The unlikely researcher, George Smith, made one of archaeology's most sensational finds when he uncovered the cuneiform-inscribed clay tablet containing fragments of a lost Babylonian epic.

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 ...

The Akkadian empire lasted for 150 years, ending with a rebellion. These administrative tablets, containing cuneiform symbols, an ancient writing system, record the affairs of the state ...

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 ...