Ebla Tablets

The Ebla Tablets, discovered in the 1970s, are a remarkable collection of over 17,000 clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script in the ancient Eblaite and Sumerian languages. The tablets date back to around 2500 -2300 BCE and provide a wealth of information...

Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known literary works, was discovered in the mid-19th century in the form of ancient clay tablets. The tablets, written in Akkadian, bear striking similarities to certain stories in the Hebrew Bible, most notably the Flood...