A small clay tablet no larger than a modern handheld document is offering an extraordinary glimpse into the commercial world of Anatolia nearly 4,000 years ago. Now on display at the Kayseri Archaeology Museum, the cuneiform tablet remained sealed inside its original clay envelope for millennia.

Kültepe Kaniş/Karum Höyüğü excavations in central Türkiye have yielded a 4,000-year-old clay tablet preserved inside a mud envelope, now on display...

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.

A small clay tablet no larger than a modern handheld document is offering an extraordinary glimpse into the commercial world of Anatolia nearly 4,000 years ago. Now on display at…