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The Liver Tablet

Mesopotamia, 1600BCE
The Liver Tablet, Mesopotamia
The Liver Tablet, zoomed in
14.6 cmThe Liver Tablet scale comparison 14.6 cm

The Liver Tablet is a Mesopotamian Clay and Ceramic Artifact created in 1600BCE. It lives at the The British Museum in London. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Haruspex, Cuneiform and Divination. See The Liver Tablet in the Kaleidoscope

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Prologue to Law Code of Hammurabi

1780BCE
Bull Head from Girsu (Telloh), Mesopotamia

Bull Head from Girsu (Telloh)

3000BCE
Divination Liver Model: Omen of siege, Mesopotamia

Divination Liver Model: Omen of siege

2000BCE
Hymn to Iddin-Dagan, Mesopotamia

Hymn to Iddin-Dagan

1950BCE
Gudea cylinders, Mesopotamia

Gudea cylinders

2125BCE
Egyptian Vessel, Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Vessel

1400BCE
Forked blade, 璋 (Zhang), Ancient China

Forked blade, 璋 (Zhang)

1800 – 1600BCE
Mold Cape, The Celts

Mold Cape

1900 – 1600BCE
Nebra Sky Disk, Bronze Age

Nebra Sky Disk

1600BCE

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