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Tablets uncovered at Persepolis in Iran are covered with writing in Aramaic.
U. CHICAGO (US)—High-quality scans of ancient documents discovered in Iran are shedding new light on Imperial Aramaic, the dialect used for international communication and record-keeping in many parts of the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian empires, including parts of the administration at the imperial court of Persepolis. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Apr 30, 2009 15:21 - 2 Comments
High-tech cameras digitize ancient tablets
Matthew Stolper from Chicago’s Oriental Institute examines a tablet on loan from the government of Iran. It’s one of thousands of tablets being imaged for a digital archive.
