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Mesopotamian cuneiform terracotta tablet with administrative inscriptions, 2nd millenium B.C.

Conservation:  Good condition
Material:  Terracotta
Dimensions:  6,5 x 3,9 cm
Provenance:  Pierre Bergé, Auction, Paris, 2006
Exhibited:  Ifergan Collection, Málaga (2018-2020)

Price:

700€
Ref pb215 Category Tag

The Mesopotamian tablets are some of the best archaeological evidence that we find in relation to Mesopotamia. The writing was for the population a discovery of the gods, so it was considered sacred. The need of the peoples to regulate their lives, to leave a record of their discoveries and constructions is what propitiates the beginning of the writing. In the tablets the great constructions were collected, the administrative subjects and even mythological histories could be captured. This type of writing is called cuneiform, made in the form of a wedge, is recognized as one of the oldest forms of writing. Without a doubt, these tablets provide us with the necessary information to appreciate how they lived, how they were organised administratively, and even material as simple as clay can show us their feelings and thoughts.

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