This led them to one million Akkadian words written in cuneiform- the oldest known writing system found on several clay tablets dating from 934 B.C.E. to 612 B.C.E in the Mesopotamian civilization.

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

building remains and three clay tablets recently discovered by archaeologists in northeastern Iraq provide new details about Mesopotamian life. The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets ...