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4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians' Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...
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Dead sheep to gold: 4,000-year-old tablet reveals world’s first empire’s secrets
Around 2300 BC, King Sargon of Akkad conquered Girsu and other Sumerian ... encompassing everything from fish and livestock to grains, fabrics, and precious gems. “They note absolutely ...