Cuneiform Tablet

Ceramic

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image shows an ancient cuneiform tablet with intricately carved inscriptions. The tablet's surface is clay, bearing numerous wedge-shaped characters typical of the writing system used in Mesopotamia. It likely served as a record or document in early civilization, highlighting the complexity of communication in the ancient world.

The image shows an ancient cuneiform tablet with intricately carved inscriptions. The tablet's surface is clay, bearing numerous wedge-shaped characters typical of the writing system used in Mesopotamia. It likely served as a record or document in early civilization, highlighting the complexity of communication in the ancient world.

Name/Title

Cuneiform Tablet

Entry/Object ID

2017.17.13

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

1-7/8 in

Depth

1/2 in