Iraq
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Holt Gulf War letters
Collection — Folder S2930
Identifier: S2930
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three letters created by Bryan Keith Despain(?) and John DeClue to Charles Holt in Kuwait, as well as the members of Union Hill Baptist Church in the United States from 1991 regarding Persian Gulf War.
Dates:
1991
Cuneiform tablet collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L632
Scope and Contents
The collection includes simplified, wedge-based strokes with word concepts, rather than signs. They were found in southern Mesopotamia (modern day southern Iraq) and created by the ancient civilization of Sumer. Collection consists of 6 cuneiform tablets. Tablet 1 is a temple record of offerings found at Jokha dated to around 2350 bc. Tablet 2 contains a long list of produce, probably used for tax purposes and comes from Jokha from about 2350 to 2100 bc. Tablet 3 is a simple...
Dates:
circa 2350-2000 bc
