Akkadian Bronze Peg with Inscriptions

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 30 July 2014
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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