Clay cuneiform tablet with rounded corners, Mari, 1900 – 64 BC, 7.1 × 7 cm.

Writing

Material:Clay/Ceramic |Type:Plaques/Steles/TabletsSculptures/Relief carving |Countries:Syria

  • Period

    Early Bronze Age to Ottoman period (3rd millennium BC - AD 1918)

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Syria

Category

Writing
Cuneiform, Aramaic, Syriac, Greek, Latin and Arabic inscriptions.

Ceramic (clay, terracotta) and bronze tablets: May be square-shaped, rectangular or with rounded corners (circular). Sometimes impressed with a cylinder seal. Average size: 3-30 x 3-30 cm.

Stone and bronze plaques and steles: Square-shaped.

Paper and parchment manuscripts, scrolls and books: With Greek, Syriac or Arabic writing. May be decorated with ornamental figures and gold colouring.
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