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Administrative tablet, probably from southern Iraq, late Prehistoric period, c3100-c3000 BC. This clay tablet has an early example of writing, in the form of pictographs drawn in clay with a sharp instrument. In this case they record the allocation of beer. (ANE, 140855)
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART181532
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4564px × 3825px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Administrator
Beer
Cuneiform script
Early Dynastic Sumerian (3000-2340 BCE)
Minor Arts
Tablet