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Mesopotamian Cosmetic Bowl
This luxurious marble cosmetic container has an inscriptions marking it as the property of Marduk, god of Babylon. From Sippar, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Circa 625-550 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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Mesopotamian Hoe
Copper alloy hoe blade with socket, from Ur, Early Dynastic III, 2600-2300 BCE.
The British Museum, London.
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End View, Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Trade in Ancient Mesopotamia
Local trade in ancient Mesopotamia began in the Ubaid Period (c. 5000-4100 BCE), had developed into long-distance trade by the Uruk Period (c. 4100-2900 BCE), and was flourishing by the time of the Early Dynastic Period (2900-2334 BCE). Developments...
![Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [13]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7090.jpg?v=1618722902)
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Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [13]
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
![Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [3]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7101.jpg?v=1599475503)
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Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [3]
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
![Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [11]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7094.jpg?v=1599475502)
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Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [11]
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
![Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [7]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7087.jpg?v=1599474605)
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Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [7]
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
![Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [2]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7098.jpg?v=1599475502)
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Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [2]
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
![Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [8]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7091.jpg?v=1618722903)
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Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [8]
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
