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3,500-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablet Found Containing a Shopping List in Turkey
Archaeologists excavating the Aççana Mound, also known as Eski Alalah, have made an amazing discovery: a cuneiform tablet detailing a shopping list of purchases from almost 3,500 years ago. The tablet, dating back to the 15th century BC, is inscribed with cuneiform text written in Akkadian, an extinct East Semitic language once spoken in ancient Mesopotamia.
The Aççana Mound is a tell, or a type of archaeological mound that has accumulated over centuries of continuous occupation, located in the Reyhanlı district of the southern Turkish province of Hatay.
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