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Persian queen tablet BM 85009

~450 BCE·Achaemenid Persian·BM 85009

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The world it comes from

Persian rule, the long twilight of cuneiform.

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Scholarly note

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay cuneiform tablet refering to a Persian queen, named "Pa-am-mu-ú", concerned with the activities of the temple of Borsippa. 5th century BC, from Borsippa. BM 85009.

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Image: Zunkir — Wikimedia Commons. source
Translation excerpted from Wikimedia Commons file: File:Persian queen tablet BM 85009.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APersian_queen_tablet_BM_85009.jpg. Description: Clay cuneiform tablet refering to a Persian queen, named "Pa-am-mu-ú", concerned with the activities of the temple of Borsippa. 5th century BC, from Borsippa. BM 85009..

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