The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the University of Central Florida. They were ...

This is a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period, c.2100 B.C. This was the heyday of the Sumerian civilisation which occupied much of modern day Iraq. Sumerian was a non-Semitic ...

One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early ...

Board game, clay tablets and building remains shed light on the ancient city of Qabra and its cultural identity.

Among the most remarkable discoveries are clay tablets with cuneiform writing, game boards, and monumental structural remains. These tablets, the first of their kind found in the region, are currently ...