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Cuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Lagash to Shalmanassar III

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Cuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Lagash to Shalmanassar III features commemorative items, school documents and ledgers written in Cuneiform, a pictographic writing system created by the Sumerians. These writings are presented in brick fragments, cones, and clay tablets.

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Early Civilizations and the Rise of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE
Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE

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