Tablets in ancient Mesopotamia, when sent as messages, were often encased in a clay envelope. Functioning identically to modern envelopes, the clay objects were often impressed with a personal seal to mark the item with the official guarantee of the sender. The category contains both unopened envelopes containing unread tablets and broken or opened envelopes and their corresponding tablet. The ‘Tablet and Envelope’ category is distinct from both the ‘Tablet’ category and the ‘Envelope’ category as ‘Tablet and Envelope’ represents specific tablets and their corresponding envelopes that survived from antiquity.
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| لوح وغلاف | Arabic |
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@misc{CDLI2026tablet,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
author = {{CDLI contributors}},
year = {2026},
month = {apr 2},
title = {tablet & envelope - {Artifact} {Types}},
url = {https://cdli.earth/artifact-types/3},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/artifact-types/3},
}
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