Proto-cuneiform tablet of the Uruk IV period (IMAGE)

Saarland University

Proto-cuneiform tablet of the Uruk IV period

Caption

Proto-cuneiform tablet of the Uruk IV period (VAT 14774), approx. 3350-3200 years old. This so-called numero-ideographic tablet features number signs on the left-hand side and more diverse ideographs on the right-hand side. This tablet is additionally partitioned by a horizontal line.

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Credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum / Olaf M. Tesmer, CC-BY-SA 4.0

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