Image: Babylonian cuneiform tablet with a map from Nippur 1550-1450 BCE

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Description: Babylonian cuneiform tablet with a map from Nippur 1550-1450 BCE. Kassite period [1] The "Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology" exhibit also included real artifacts excavated in regions visited by the ficitional Indiana Jones in the feature film series. These artifacts were recovered from expeditions by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania who provided them to National Geographic for the exhibition. Photographed at the "Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology" exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C.
Title: Babylonian cuneiform tablet with a map from Nippur 1550-1450 BCE
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