Clay cylinder in cuneiform writing with the name of Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, Babylon, 7th c. BC, Ø 17.6 cm.

Writing – Clay or stone tablets

Material: Clay/Ceramic | Type: Plaques/Steles/Tablets | Countries: Iraq

  • Period

    4th millennium BC – AD 1258

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Iraq

Category

Writing – Clay or stone tablets
Circular, square or rectangular, slightly pillow-shaped. Fragmentary clay envelope. With cuneiform (wedge-shaped) writing. May have inscriptions and/or seal impressions on both sides and/or the borders. Size: 2-20 x 5-30 cm.
© Vorderasiatisches Museum – SMB, Berlin / Olaf M. Teßmer