Cuneiform Tablets Discovered in Haft Tapeh, Iran

[Dover]

Cuneiform Tablets Discovered in Haft Tapeh, Iran

Feb 20, 2005, 18:23


Excavations in the historical site of Haft Tapeh in the southern province of Khuzestan has led to the discovery of seven mud tablets in Akkadian cuneifom language.

Iranian and German archaeologists working in the area are hoping that the new discovery help them uncover parts of the unknown history of the ancient city of Haft Tapeh.


During the latest season of excavation on the site, which lasted three weeks and wrapped up recently, few boring pits were made, but a great deal of artefacts, including the mud inscriptions were unearthed.

The tablets which are as large as a palm, count up to seven and are written in Akkadian cuneiform, explained head of the restoration workshop of Haft Tapeh, Hamid Fadae, adding that they are hopeful that after cleaning the tablets and fortifying their damaged parts, they would be able to decipher their texts...>>

http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_5811.shtml

[BR_Parkway]

1. Hmmm, last book of the Bible, thanking author's mother for helping

to develop his creativity and that this is a work of fiction?

The lost chapter where Jesus says that whatever you do, leave the homo's alone, he made us this way?

The final pages of Revelation, explaining that the future interpretations, completely false, will be used to prove that Americans really do have a right to all that oil?

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2. "As large as a palm"?

[Igel]

3. Cool. Akkadian. This was in Elam.

Elam was one of the opponents to Akkadia, and some territory kept trading hands. Elamite is one of these languages that has been oft deciphered, and nobody believes any of the theories--like Etruscan.

Let's hope that there's some translation work embedded in those tablets. Granted, cuneiform is sucky (for any language ... I had a term of Hittite). But it's better than nothing.