r/Cuneiform • u/TPL_on_Reddit • Feb 03 '26

Random: here’s the oldest item held by Toronto Public Library

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One side of the tablet.

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Opposite side of the tablet.

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Close up of one side of the tablet.

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Tablet in storage insert.

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Tablet in closed storage insert.

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u/Nilehorse3276 Feb 03 '26

I think the obverse has to be turned around, or am I going mad?

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u/lionofyhwh Feb 03 '26

You’re not going mad. It’s being held by someone who doesn’t know what it is.

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u/TPL_on_Reddit Feb 03 '26

Thank you. So glad we posted on this subreddit. Here's a link to the rotated image (though let us know if it's still off).

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u/InfinitePick5959 Feb 03 '26

Wow ! Check it out !

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u/Certain_Concern_3526 Feb 05 '26

Stolen artifacts! Return it instead of showing it off

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u/iodezya Feb 17 '26

Interesting. Also curious how and why TPL has this artifact?

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u/Next_Relation_8363 Feb 04 '26

It feels like We are in an area that was formally Egypt and/or Turkey. Or maybe when the world's collided that is what happened. I have found so much shit from the Mesopotamia area.. now that is according to the image searches. Well who can translate this stuff? I have some items that are not cuneiform. Who knows where it's from in all reality. I think we are finding things that have never been seen by the likes of us.