Cuneiform Tablet

Ceramic

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image shows an ancient cuneiform tablet with faded inscriptions arranged in horizontal lines, etched into a rectangular clay surface, displaying the characteristic wedge-shaped writing used in Mesopotamian societies for documenting transactions, stories, or legal agreements thousands of years ago.

The image shows an ancient cuneiform tablet with faded inscriptions arranged in horizontal lines, etched into a rectangular clay surface, displaying the characteristic wedge-shaped writing used in Mesopotamian societies for documenting transactions, stories, or legal agreements thousands of years ago.

Name/Title

Cuneiform Tablet

Entry/Object ID

2017.17.12

Category

Functional Object, Objects, On-Display at Calvin Seminary

Made/Created

Artist

Anonymous Mesopotamian

Date made

circa 3000 BCE

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Height

1-3/4 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Depth

5/8 in