Corner fragment of inscribed prism (kudurru), Neo-Babylonian, ca. 7th–6th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylon (?), Babylonian, Clay, 4.02 x 3.5 x .5 in. (10.21 x 8.89 x 1.4 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed, The invention of writing in approximately 3300 B.C. was one of many developments in administrative technology--including the use of geometric tokens for counting and cylinder seals to guarantee transactions--that accompanied the growth of the first cities and states in southern Mesopotamia
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Corner fragment, inscribed prism, kudurru, Neo-Babylonian, ca, 7th–6th century B.C, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Babylonian, Clay, 4.02 x 3.5 .5, 10.21 8.89 1.4 cm, Clay-Tablets-Inscribed, invention, writing, approximately 3300, B.C, developments, administrative technology, geometric tokens, counting, cylinder seals, guarantee transactions, accompanied, growth, first cities, states, southern Mesopotamia
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