COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
mediaCollectionId
wmich~4~4
Pages from the Past
Collection
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Identifier:
exws_pages_b01_item01
identifier
exws_pages_b01_item01
Identifier
false
Title:
Babylonian clay tablet
title
Babylonian clay tablet
Title
false
Date:
Approximately 2500 BCE
date
Approximately 2500 BCE
Date
false
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.
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.
Description
false
Dimensions:
2.75 x 1.75 x 5 in. (7 x 4.5 x 1 cm)
dimensions
2.75 x 1.75 x 5 in. (7 x 4.5 x 1 cm)
Dimensions
false
Subject:
Cuneiform tablets--Specimens
subject
Cuneiform tablets--Specimens
Subject
false
Subject:
Clay tablets
subject
Clay tablets
Subject
false
Location:
Mesopotamia
coverage
Mesopotamia
Location
false
Century:
Twenty-fifth century BCE
century
Twenty-fifth century BCE
Century
false
Collection:
Pages from the Past
relation
Pages from the Past
Collection
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
File Format:
image/jp2
format
image/jp2
File Format
false
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
source
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Source
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Rights:
The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
rights
The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
Rights
false
Digital Date:
2018
digital_date
2018
Digital Date
false