Sentences with phrase «old cuneiform tablet»
A British scholar has found that a 4,000 - year - old cuneiform tablet from what is now Iraq contains a story similar to the biblical account of Noah's Ark..
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(2 Kings 2:23 - 24) But I think I'll stick with my old favorites: 5000 year old clay tablets with cuneiform carvings.
One of the most celebrated artifacts in mathematics is a palm - sized cuneiform tablet made during the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4000 years ago in modern - day Iraq.
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.
Many of the art and artifacts on display come from early expeditions: Sumerian cuneiform clay tablets (with some of the world's oldest writing), architectural elements from the 3,200 - year - old palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah, towering ancient Maya stone monuments, evocative masks from West Africa, Buddhist sculptures from China and Native American regalia.