Rare sealed clay tablet takes center stage at museum
KAYSERİ
A 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet preserved inside a clay envelope and discovered during excavations at Kültepe Kaniş/Karum Mound is on display at the Kayseri Archaeology Museum.
The artifact is among 28 cuneiform tablets exhibited at the museum, all unearthed during ongoing excavations at Kültepe, located about 20 kilometers northeast of Kayseri. Archaeological work at the site has continued since 1948.
What makes the tablet particularly noteworthy is that the text hidden inside its clay envelope was deciphered without opening or damaging the outer casing. The reading was made possible through a joint project conducted by France’s National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Hamburg.
