Sumerian Cuneiform, 26th Century BC
Schøyen Collection MS 3029. Sumerian inscription on a creamy stone plaque, 9,2x9,2x1,2 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".
26th century BC.
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".
26th century BC.
Uploaded by Jan van der Crabben.
Original illustration by Unknown.