Sumerian tablet with images and writing from Girsu

c. 2500 BC · Sumer

Sumerian tablet with images and writing from Girsu, from Sumer, dated c. 2500 BC. It was found at Girsu (Tello). Today it is kept at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.

Date

c. 2500 BC

Civilization

Sumer

Found at

Girsu (Tello)

Where it is today

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

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