Ivory writing board with cuneiform text

8th century BC · Assyria

Ivory writing board with cuneiform text, from Assyria, dated 8th century BC. It was found at Nimrud. Today it is kept at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

Date

8th century BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nimrud

Where it is today

Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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