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Box 6: Babylonian Clay Tablets, 2112-2004 BCE
Box — Box: 6
Collection number: Box 6
Scope and Contents
Dr. Richard Holmes Powell, first president of South Georgia State Normal College (now Valdosta State University), acquired ten Babylonian clay tablets for the school's students to study. The tablets, which are roughly 1.5" square, are imprinted with Cuneiform writing and are indicative of daily record-keeping in ancient Mesopotamia. They were purchased in 1920 from archaeologist and antiquities dealer Edgar J. Banks at a total cost of $40. Banks provided translations for each tablet, along...
Dates:
2112-2004 BCE
Folder 11: Authentication Letters
File — Box: 6, Folder: 11
Collection number: Folder 11
Scope and Contents
Letter from Edgar J. Banks to Powell certifying authenticity of Babylonian clay tablets and providing translations. There are original letters, as well as multiple typed transcriptions. Also contains information from website on Edgar J. Banks and other Babylonian tablets.
Dates:
2112-2004 BCE
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