Hidden Text: Imaging and reading an ancient tablet encased in an envelope.

Authors

  • Luis R. Siddall Author
  • Carla A. Raymond Author
  • Joseph J. Bevitt Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62614/4d1dnx98

Abstract

A tablet from Nimrud, which is encased in an inscribed clay envelope IA5.074 (ND 3430), was imaged at the Australian Synchrotron Imaging Medical Beamline (IMBL). This confirmed that there was a cuneiform tablet inside the envelope, the text of which could be read. The paper provides the details of the imaging, describes the tomography, offers a reading of the enclosed tablet and comments on the variation between the text on the envelope and tablet and the significance of this for Assyrian contract law.

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Published

01-01-2019

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Vol. 54 (2018)

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Papers

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Copyright (c) 2019 Luis R. Siddall, Carla A. Raymond, Joseph J. Bevitt (Author)

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How to Cite

Siddall, Luis R., Carla A. Raymond, and Joseph J. Bevitt. 2019. “Hidden Text: Imaging and Reading an Ancient Tablet Encased in an Envelope”. Buried History: The Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology 54 (January): 3–10. https://doi.org/10.62614/4d1dnx98.