Pre-cuneiform writing clay tablet noting food rations. Archives of the Temple of the Sky God. Around 3300 BC. The Louvre Museum, Lens, France.

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Part of the exhibition "The birth of writing in the Ancient Near East"

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Lens, France
Photo credit: © Adam Ján Figeľ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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