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Mesopotamian

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the culture that developed in the geographic area of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, from the mountains of Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf, includes part of modern Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Babylonian Clay Tablet, approximately 2500 BCE

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1, Object: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents

A Babylonian clay tablet, ca. 2500 BCE with Cuneiform Characters. The development of clay tablets are man's earliest form of writing and are attributed to the Mesopotamian culture. This tablet is from Babylonian Excavations. It was purchased in Amuda, Syria.

Dates: approximately 2500 BCE