COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
Record
Identifier:
exws_pages_b01_item01
Title:
Babylonian clay tablet
Date:
approximately 2500 BCE
Description:
A Babylonian clay tablet, ca. 2500 BCE with Cuneiform Characters. The development of clay tablets are man's earliest form of writing and are attributed to the Mesopotamian culture. This tablet is from Babylonian Excavations. It was purchased in Amuda, Syria.
Dimensions:
2.75 x 1.75 x 5 in. (7 x 4.5 x 1 cm)
Subject:
Cuneiform tablets--Specimens
Subject:
Clay tablets
Location:
Mesopotamia
Century:
Twenty-fifth century
Collection:
Pages from the Past
Type:
Text
File Format:
image/jp2
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Digital Date:
2018