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4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians' Obsession With Government Bureaucracy

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...
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4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape

A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals ...
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Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists

Tablets found by the British Museum and Iraq government’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage give a new insight into ancient civilisation (Ellie Atkins/British Museum2023) Red tape may feel like ...
Smithsonian Magazine

4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government Bureaucracy

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, the world’s oldest empire. Marked with the administrative details of ...