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Written in Stone: Historic Inscriptions from the Ancient Near East, ca. 2500 B.C.-550 B.C. View all five objects in an exhibition that explores the development of writing in Mesopotamia-the wedge-shaped system that we call cuneiform-that was in use for over three thousand years.

"An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that features the archangel Gabriel is at the center of a new exhibit in Jerusalem, even as scholars continue to argue about what it means."

"An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that features the archangel Gabriel is at the center of a new exhibit in Jerusalem, even as scholars continue to argue about what it means."

" Found at Babylon in 1879, the Cyrus Cylinder is among the most celebrated discoveries from the ancient world, with a legacy that resounds to this day."