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Cuneiform Tablet From Turkey Records Furniture Sale
Archaeology Magazine ^
| July 25, 2024
| unattributed / editors
Posted on 07/28/2024 7:44:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
IFL Science reports that a cuneiform tablet unearthed in southern Turkey at the site of Eski Alalah, which is also known as the Aççana Mound, records the purchase of a large quantity of wooden furniture. The text, written in Akkadian, has been dated to about 3,500 years ago. The scribe recorded information about the sellers and buyers, said Mehmet Ersoy, Turkey's Minister of Culture and Tourism, in addition to describing the purchase of chairs, tables, and stools. "We believe that this tablet will provide a new perspective in terms of understanding the economic structure and state system of the Late Bronze Age," Ersoy said.
(Excerpt) Read more at archaeology.org ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: akkadian; cuneiform; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; johnflawhon; joshuadoore
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To: SunkenCiv
20 posts and not this one, I am ashamed.
“Be sure to drink your Ovaltine”
To: SunkenCiv
If it was the Akkadian equivalent of Ikea assembly instructions, no wonder their civilization fell.
To: SunkenCiv
Now that’s a sales receipt.
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07/28/2024 10:56:40 AM PDT
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fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
To: FrankRizzo890
Yeah, sometimes I have to surf through eyeholes in a paper bag.
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07/28/2024 11:51:30 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: outofsalt
LOL! You've earned this...
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07/28/2024 11:53:11 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Monkey Face
Cuneiform, the original chicken scratches.
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07/28/2024 11:54:43 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv; Rennes Templar
The scribe recorded information about the sellers and buyers.. What about the ambulance chasers who were driving a wedge?
That kind of information certainly dovetails.
One sliver and somebody wood have a lawsuit on their hands.
Might explain the demand for small clays courts.
I'll let myself out..
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07/28/2024 12:25:34 PM PDT
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Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
To: SunkenCiv
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07/28/2024 12:42:47 PM PDT
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Monkey Face
( ~~ We too can have our own pillar of light -- one ray at a time. ~~ Alexander Dushku ~~)
To: SunkenCiv
“The Unknown Comic” Is that you?
To: exPBRrat
They’ve been “Going Out of Business” for 3,500 years.
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07/28/2024 1:43:27 PM PDT
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rxh4n1
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To: SunkenCiv
A second, northern port has been discovered underwater at the 2,700-year-old site of the city of Parion, which is located on the coast of northwestern Anatolia ♫ Oceanfront property in Anatolia ♪
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07/28/2024 1:54:43 PM PDT
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OldHarbor
(strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
To: SunkenCiv
What’s the sales tax?........
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07/28/2024 1:56:08 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: j.havenfarm
Why is it that furniture stores are ALWAYS having a “going out of business” sale? I mean, the SAME store - for over 5 years now.
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07/28/2024 2:02:44 PM PDT
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21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
To: Ezekiel
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07/28/2024 4:35:08 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Red Badger
That’s only for boats. /rimshot
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07/28/2024 5:26:07 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: FrankRizzo890
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07/28/2024 5:27:53 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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