The Art Newspaper6d
Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed
The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...
Iraq's ambitious tourism plans: Impossible dream come true?
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AINA15d
Iraq Returns 27,000 Antiquities to National Museum
Assyrian antiquities dated around 3000 BC displayed in the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad on November 28, 2018. (Sabah Arar/AFP) Iraq's General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage announced on ...
The Independent12d
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
Over 200 administrative tablets and around 50 cylinder seal impressions of Akkadian administrators have been uncovered by archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq's State Board of ...
Euronews7d
4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape
A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 ...
The Art Newspaper8d
Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed
A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy.