Akkadian Bronze Peg with Inscriptions (Illustration)

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 30 July 2014

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Akkadian Bronze Peg with Inscriptions — This is the oldest inscribed object among the Sulaimaniya Museum's collections. The cuneiform inscriptions can be seen on the upper surface of the peg. 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 30). Akkadian Bronze Peg with Inscriptions. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2816/akkadian-bronze-peg-with-inscriptions/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Akkadian Bronze Peg with Inscriptions." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 30, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2816/akkadian-bronze-peg-with-inscriptions/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Akkadian Bronze Peg with Inscriptions." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jul 2014. Web. 12 Apr 2021.

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Akkadian Bronze Peg with Inscriptions