April 19, 2024
ASSYRIAN CUNEIFORM INVENTORY TABLET ancient replica
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CUNEIFORM TABLET STUDY REPLICA CUNEIFORM INVENTORY DOCUMENT Brown ochre stone composite tablet, 5.5 x 3.25 inches (14 x 9 cm), inscribed both sides, with description. Actual-size cast of ancient clay tablet inscribed in Neo-Assyrian Cuneiform. Dated circa 700 BC, approximately during the period of the Assyrian enslavement of Israel, Egypt and Babylon. The tablet represents an Assyrian business document, with a detailed inventory of goods set out in neat columns on the flat reverse. It is sealed with the circular ring seal stamp of a provincial governor's designated official. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Neo-Assyrian Empire was a period of Mesopotamian history which began in 934 BC and ended in 609 BC. During this period, Assyria assumed a position as a great regional power, vying with Babylonia and other lesser powers for dominance of the region. Assyria finally succumbed to the rise of the Chaldean Dynasty , with the Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC. More than half a century later, the Babylonians and Assyrians both became provinces of the Persian Empire . Neo-Assyrian Cuneiform is the final stage of the long evolution of the cuneiform script. After this time, the number of glyphs was reduced and glyph shapes were standardized and simplified. Modern cuneiform sign lists are usually based on the Neo-Assyrian glyph shapes . POSTAGE $2
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