Early Writing Tablet recording the allocation of beer, 3100-3000 B.C.E, Late Prehistoric period, clay, probably from southern Iraq. © Trustees of the British Museum.

Early Writing Tablet recording the allocation of beer, 3100-3000 B.C.E, Late Prehistoric period, clay, probably from southern Iraq. © Trustees of the British Museum.

Cite this page as: Beth Harris, "Early Writing Tablet recording the allocation of beer, 3100-3000 B.C.E, Late Prehistoric period, clay, probably from southern Iraq. © Trustees of the British Museum.," in Smarthistory, March 3, 2017, accessed April 19, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/cuneiform/397b468ada437e02222c843e7c068dcb9c3545b0/.