Title: Sumerian tablet

 

Dimensions (cm): 4 x 14.9 x 4

 

Artist: Hannah Shay

 

Editor:  Jacob Gwiazdzinski

 

Region: Middle East

 

Description: 

A Sumerian pictographic (early cuneiform) tablet from the 3100 BCE. This cuneiform tablet, showcasing the earlier form of cuneiform text, would have been used in a transaction/trade between two persons to record what was sold or bought. Wet clay was rolled and shaped into a rounded square.