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School Text

1800 BC - 1600 BC
Clay
Bismaya (Adab)
7.8 cm diam.

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What role do you think scribes played in ancient Mesopotamian society?

Why do you think tablets such as this one are so important to our understanding of life in ancient Mesopotamia?

Does the copying of text still play a part in the teaching of students today?

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