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![Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [5]](/uploads/images/7093.jpg?v=1771874951-0)
This clay tablet was illegally excavated. The precise provenance of the excavation is unknown, but probably from Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Side View, Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet
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Detail, Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet
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End View, Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet
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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 28). Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [5]. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7093/illegally-excavated-mesopotamian-clay-tablet-5/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [5]." World History Encyclopedia, August 28, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7093/illegally-excavated-mesopotamian-clay-tablet-5/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Illegally Excavated Mesopotamian Clay Tablet [5]." World History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7093/illegally-excavated-mesopotamian-clay-tablet-5/.
