@mesopotamiangeorge: How were letters sent in the Ancient Near East? #ancienthistory #cuneiform #mesopotamia #lostart #assyria To find out more about this tablet and the scanning process, you can read the article 'Deciphering 4000-year-old cuneiform letters hidden in clay envelopes using a mobile X-ray computed tomography scanner' for free online!
That’s amazing, you should write a complaint to someone regarding their poor grade copper!
2026-08-01 17:19:24
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smoraptor🇪🇺🇺🇦 :
Babylonian letter opener
2026-08-02 14:19:43
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BlackMarketAntiquities :
It's annoying that the only thing people know about mesopotamia is bad copper
2026-08-01 18:32:09
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MissAshleysMishMash :
people who were proficient in cuneiform would orient the clay and the implement simultaneously to achieve much quicker results - both hands were always in motion, instead of the clay hand being stationary
2026-08-05 01:23:11
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Enrique8avo :
after 4000 years I finally know what happened with my money!
2026-08-02 08:22:47
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Clíodhna Daly :
"you never wrote cuneiform, you never sealed it in a clay envelope"
2026-08-01 22:00:11
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Louise :
Now I wonder if she ever got paid?
2026-08-03 06:01:49
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Julia Grace :
and to think today all we do is tap on glass
2026-08-02 15:56:43
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Cestakrve12 :
I love its not "oh my love how thus my heart lays eith you" but always "this mf is not paying his debt" or complains 🤣🤣🤣
2026-08-01 23:24:41
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p. :
just thinking about how we went from writing letters that survived millennia to creating the new dark age by putting most data on a medium that degrades within decades and needs very specific technology to be accessed
2026-08-02 05:05:38
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the hound :
What level of nerd do you have to be to be able to read cuneiform?
2026-08-05 14:02:50
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Hedda :
Super interesting story
2026-08-04 12:10:28
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nim :
this is so cool
2026-08-05 03:14:58
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indesperateneedofwhimsy🏳️⚧️ :
Question, why do you write longer on some lines than others? Do you go to the next line every new sentence, or is there a different reason?
2026-08-04 21:07:51
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🌸~Akemi's Diary~🌸 :
maybe the guy paid Asher and he ran off with the money and left her 😂
2026-08-04 04:30:45
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Siôn Jobbins :
can Hebrew or Arab speakers understand any words from the letter in this clip?
2026-08-03 01:23:10
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Lee 🇬🇧🍉🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧑🦽 :
DnD prop unlocked
2026-08-01 22:28:16
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recuadroblanco :
How does one goes about learning cuneiform in 2026??? I'm really asking. Is there a "Cuneiform for dummies"?
2026-08-01 16:19:55
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Oak :
First time I heard someone say the Near East
2026-08-02 07:12:22
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justapinknarwhal :
Ok, soooo glad that "smashing the envelope too hard and haveing to piece the letter back together bit by bit" isnt one of the concerns I have today. 😂 But still amazing history!
2026-08-02 19:36:52
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Alina Neaga :
I have a strange connection with this type of writing.
when I was 9, I found a cuneiform sample in a dictionary illustration and assumed it was an alphabet. so I assigned a letter to each symbol and turned into my personal secret code.
looking through my old notebooks, I still find bits of text in this writing- my innermost hopes, thoughts and prayers, stuff I never wanted anyone to know.
I still remember my alphabet.
2026-08-02 02:54:08
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London_Calling :
So glad no idiot smashed it open. People are always doing stupid things with ancient artifacts.
2026-08-01 19:06:16
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