Rare sealed clay tablet takes center stage at museum

4,000-year-old clay tablet on display at Turkish museum

A 4,000-year-old sealed tablet from Kültepe, Turkey, documenting a commercial contract was deciphered using non-invasive imaging by CNRS and Hamburg University among 23,500 recovered cuneiform documents. The collection reveals how ancient Assyrian merchants systematically recorded trade, contracts, and accounting operations.