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Scribes Writing Lists
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Scribes writing lists, Nimrud, late eighth century BCE. Two Assyrian scribes, standing side by side, make lists of booty as it comes in. One writes on a clay tablet and the other writes on a scroll. 

Places:

Calah, Assyria (Nimrud, Iraq)

Date:

Late 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Scribal culture, War, Finance, Violence

Categories:

Sculpture
Relief of two standing figures in profile, wearing long tunics and curly hair, writing and another figure standing opposite them.