File:Sumerian 26th c Adab.jpg

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3,000 BCE. Scribe used a reed to make wedge-shaped indentations on a clay tablet.


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English: Schøyen Collection MS 3029. Sumerian inscription on a creamy stone plaque, 9.2 x 9.2 x 1.2 cm, 6+6 columns, 120 compartments of archaic monumental cuneiform script by an expert scribe.

The image is a detail, showing about half of one face of the plaque.

The text is a list of "gifts from the High and Mighty of Adab to the High Priestess, on the occasion of her election to the temple".
For details and transcription, see: https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/search?id=P252035
Date 26th century BC
date QS:P,-2550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source http://www.schoyencollection.com/religions_files/ms3029.jpg
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
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13:44, 6 January 2005 en:User:Dbachmann
13:36, 6 January 2005 en:User:Dbachmann ({{PD-Art}})

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current20:13, 13 April 2019Thumbnail for version as of 20:13, 13 April 2019576 × 556 (105 KB)पाटलिपुत्र (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 13:07, 26 March 2006 (UTC). Rotated to proper monumental orientation
13:48, 19 December 2009Thumbnail for version as of 13:48, 19 December 2009556 × 576 (105 KB)Dbachmann (talk | contribs) rotated for proper orientation
13:07, 26 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 13:07, 26 March 2006576 × 556 (105 KB)Maksim (talk | contribs)La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:en. La originala priskribo estas: "Gifts from the High and Mighty of Adab to the High Priestess, on the occasion of her election to the temple" MS in Sumerian language on creamy stone, Sumer, [[26th centu

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