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Writing on clay tablets — uncovered in Iraq — reveal hidden history of ancient city
The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the University of Central Florida. They were ...
Oldest map of the world on nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet deciphered to reveal surprisingly familiar story
discovered in the Middle East, was acquired by the British Museum in 1882 but remained a mystery for centuries until curators ...
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Newly Deciphered, 4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets Used Lunar Eclipses to Predict Major Events
The four tablets analyzed in the new study date to the middle and late Old Babylonian ... in the Journal of Cuneiform Studies. The tablets most likely come from Sippar, an ancient city southwest ...
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Archaeologists Find Evidence That Kurd Qaburstan Could Be the Ancient City of Qabra, Mentioned in Babylonian Inscriptions
One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early ...
Exciting discovery uncovered in Iraq by archaeologists
Board game, clay tablets and building remains shed light on the ancient city of Qabra and its cultural identity.