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title: The Liver Tablet
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18716/the-liver-tablet/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-03-26
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# The Liver Tablet

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![The Liver Tablet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18716.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18716.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detailed baked clay model of a sheep's liver from ancient [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/). Written records may be representative of signs on the organ and were probably used to improve divination. Old Babylonian period, Sippar, 1900-1600 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

## External Links

- [Tablet | British Museum](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1889-0426-238)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2024, March 26). The Liver Tablet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18716/the-liver-tablet/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Liver Tablet." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 26, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18716/the-liver-tablet/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "The Liver Tablet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Mar 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18716/the-liver-tablet/>.

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