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title: Demand for Tablets for the Libary of Ashurbanipal
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3129/demand-for-tablets-for-the-libary-of-ashurbanipal/
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updated: 2024-09-20
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# Demand for Tablets for the Libary of Ashurbanipal

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Demand for Tablets for the Libary of Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3129.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3129.jpg)

## Image Caption

Two almost similar letter tablets relaying the Assyrian king [Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurbanipal/)'s orders to his employees to find local copies of particular compositions, which the royal library at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) lacked. Sent from Nineveh and found at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Borsippa, modern-day Birs [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), [Babel](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) Governorate, Iraq. [Neo-Assyrian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/), 7th century BCE.

The British Museum, London.

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Demand for Tablets for the Libary of Ashurbanipal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3129/demand-for-tablets-for-the-libary-of-ashurbanipal/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Demand for Tablets for the Libary of Ashurbanipal." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 13, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3129/demand-for-tablets-for-the-libary-of-ashurbanipal/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Demand for Tablets for the Libary of Ashurbanipal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3129/demand-for-tablets-for-the-libary-of-ashurbanipal/>.

## License & Copyright

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