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Heatmap

Use this Heatmap to visualise the location and numbers of tablets found in different sites. The map can be tweaked using a search and a filter feature.

Proveniences

Cuneiform tablets have been found across the wider Middle East, the vast majority are from Iraq, but substantial amounts of material come from neighboring countries.

Periods

Written for more than 3,000 years cuneiform writing covers a wider range of time periods.

Genres

Used to write everything from accounting documents, to epic poetry and scientific texts, the preserved cuneiform texts over many genres.

Languages

Cuneiform was used to write over 10 different languages and many other dialects.

Collections

Cuneiform tablets can be found in modern collections around the world.

Dispersed categories

Cite this Home
CDLI contributors. 2025. “Browse.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. June 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/browse.
CDLI contributors. (2025, June 24). Browse. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/browse
CDLI contributors (2025) Browse, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/browse (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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