OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 63376

clay tablet

Meanings (ES + gloss)
tablilla de barro
A writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions.
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…
“He is the stench of a mongoose... a smitten man who makes himself important.” No, this isn’t clunky dialogue from a low-budget film. It’s one of the many pieces of correspondence…
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