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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 01:55 AM
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Cuneiform tablet discovered in Homs dating back to 1700 B.C.
Edited on Mon Mar-02-09 01:56 AM by Adsos Letter
Source: Syrian Arab news Agency

HOMS, SANA- The Syrian National Expedition working at al-Mishrefa (Qatana) site in Homs governorate discovered Wednesday a cuneiform tablet dating back to1700 B.C. of the Bronze era. The tablet tells the story of Mrs. Khimar Ashkhara who buys a wall to separate between her house and the house of her neighbors Mr. Akhla Ashmieh and to fix the real-estate of her property in return for 25 grams of silver. H.Zain/ Idelbi



edit to add link: http://www.sana.sy/eng/35/2009/02/19/213522.htm

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