Cuneiform Tablet

About this object

History of use

Inscribed tablet from ancient Mesopotamia, Dated to the Achaemenid (Persian) period (535-333 B.C.E.). Apparently the precise date has been translated as April 17, 505 B.C.

Physical description

Grey rounded rectangular tablet (part a) with stylus cuneiform impressions. Part b is the imprint from part a.