A Clay Tablet with its Envelope

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 18 July 2014

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A Clay Tablet with its Envelope — A commercial letter (clay tablet) enclosed by an envelope (a clay covering). The letter was supposed to be opened by the recipient. 2nd millennium BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 18). A Clay Tablet with its Envelope. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2779/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "A Clay Tablet with its Envelope." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 18, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2779/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "A Clay Tablet with its Envelope." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 18 Jul 2014. Web. 29 Sep 2020.

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