Copy · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
Photograph: Ur III Sumerian tablet, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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An Ur III (c. 2112 to 2004 BC) administrative tablet in Sumerian, probably from Umma (Tell Jokha): a typical member of the 120,000-tablet Ur III corpus.
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Mysteries Department. (2026). Photograph: Ur III Sumerian tablet, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology [Copy CPY0DEDNNQA86GC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDNNQA86GC
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title = {Photograph: Ur III Sumerian tablet, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Copy, catalog key CPY0DEDNNQA86GC},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDNNQA86GC}
}