Sentences with phrase «include cuneiform tablets»

The items include cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, and clay bullae.

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Other artifacts include Sumerian cuneiform clay tablets (some of the world's oldest writing), Egyptian mummies, a crystal ball owned by China's Dowager Empress, monumental stone sculptures from the ancient Maya and 4,500 - year - old jewelry from the Royal Cemetery at Ur.

Indeed, Baldock's research process during his residency has included studying the British Museum's collection of Mesopotamian clay tablets, which trace the evolution from pictograms into cuneiform script's semi-abstract marks, and the earliest of which date back 5000 years.

The diverse collections also boast artifacts of ancient history and natural science: fossil collections, a 143 - pound meteorite, an Egyptian mummy, shards of Babylonian cuneiform tablets, samplings of early Mediterranean jewelry, and representations of Berkshire ecosystems including local mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, plants, and minerals.