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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 8131438, member: 74712"]it’s written in cuneiform, which is the same writing as this tablet and Hammurabi’s code. But what Language it’s in is another matter - Sumerian, Akkadian, or who knows? Many people used Cuneiform…</p><p><br /></p><p>as for the contents, as you say, it probably is something mundane like a receipt or accounting record. But even those can be fascinating in their own right! I just have to find some way to transcribe then translate…[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 8131438, member: 74712"]it’s written in cuneiform, which is the same writing as this tablet and Hammurabi’s code. But what Language it’s in is another matter - Sumerian, Akkadian, or who knows? Many people used Cuneiform… as for the contents, as you say, it probably is something mundane like a receipt or accounting record. But even those can be fascinating in their own right! I just have to find some way to transcribe then translate…[/QUOTE]
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