Sunday, December 22, 2024

A Cuneiform Tablet from Mari

 


This small tablet carries a cuneiform inscription on its two faces. It indicates the quantity of baked goods produced. 

Provenance: Mari
Era: Early Bronze Age. 
Dimensions: 1 cm x 1 cm. 
Text: adapted from Muyassar Fattāl
Photography: Nicholas Randall
Collection: National Museum of Damascus



 
Highlights of the National Museum of Damascus. DGAM (Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Musées de Syrie). Ministère de la Culture, 2006.

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