15 ancient tablets reveal forgotten places, royal estates and thousands of hectares of farmland in Mesopotamia

Fifteen cuneiform tablets from the Iraq Museum record farming, irrigation, land, grain, and labor during the Ur III period. The tablets date from 2112 to 2004 BCE. Most come from the Umma region in southern Mesopotamia. Twelve tablets come from Umma, while two belong to the Irisaĝrig archives. One tablet might come from Ur or […]

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