Cuneiform bones

Assyriology PhD student Pavla Rosenstein takes you step-by-step through the translation of a Sumerian cuneiform tablet inscribed in the 3rd millennium BCE and currently housed in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Follow the YBC account for a fascinating deep dive into the oldest written and translated language in human history. This inscription reads: “Gudea, the ruler of Lagash, built a temple for Ninshubur, the aide of the heavens, his mistress.” | Yale Peabody Museum