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title: The Blau Monuments
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4855/the-blau-monuments/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Blau Monuments

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

## Image File

[![The Blau Monuments](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4855.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4855.jpg)

## Image Caption

These 2 unusual green schist stone tablets seem to belong together and record a land sale; it appears that there was a transaction, in which land was exchanged for various goods, with the carved figures representing the individuals involved. When the British Museum received these 2 tablets in the year 1899, they were dismissed as "2 forgeries purporting to be Babylonian inscriptions". Later on, the Museum showed that these tablets were genuine and represented earliest examples of the developing [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) [script](https://www.worldhistory.org/script/) (still mainly pictographic). Possibly from Tell Uqair, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Jemdet Nasr Period, 3000-2900 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. (2016, April 07). The Blau Monuments. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4855/the-blau-monuments/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Blau Monuments." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4855/the-blau-monuments/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Blau Monuments." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4855/the-blau-monuments/>.

## License & Copyright

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