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Copy · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk

Photograph: proto-cuneiform barley account, Metropolitan Museum 1988.433.1

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Jemdet Nasr period (c. 3100-2900 BC), probably from Uruk; administrative account of barley distribution with a cylinder-seal impression of a man, hunting dogs and boars. Open Access image, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Photograph: proto-cuneiform barley account, Metropolitan Museum 1988.433.1 [Copy CPY0DEDPK5Q0FE5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDPK5Q0FE5
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