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Bone engraved with symbols

PALEOLITHIC Anonymous (1500000 BCE - 8000 BCE)
Bone engraved with symbols

Azilian pebbles

PALEOLITHIC Anonymous (1500000 BCE - 8000 BCE)
Azilian pebbles

Amber Amulets.

GERMANIC Anonymous (c. 375 - c. 750)
Amber Amulets.

Rock inscribed with Sun; a Boat and Animals.

MEGALITHIC Anonymous
Rock inscribed with Sun; a Boat and Animals.

Rock inscribed with Sun; a Boat and Animals. Detail.

MEGALITHIC Anonymous
Rock inscribed with Sun; a Boat and Animals. Detail.

Decorated amber.

NEOLITHIC Anonymous (6000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE)
Decorated amber.

Vase with inscription: Matan an Offering to my Lady Elat.

NEOLITHIC Anonymous (6000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE)
Vase with inscription: Matan an Offering to my Lady Elat.

Petroglyph.

PALEO-INDIAN Anonymous
Petroglyph.

Petrograph with 43 figures. Replica.

PALEO-INDIAN Anonymous
Petrograph with 43 figures. Replica.

Cylinder Seal with Bull and Script. .

HARAPPAN Anonymous (c. 3000 BCE - c. 1800 BCE)
Cylinder Seal with Bull and Script. .

Oracle bones. Qi wen: scapulimancy.

SHANG Anonymous (1527 BCE - 1027 BCE)
Oracle bones. Qi wen: scapulimancy.

Oracle bones. Qi wen: scapulimancy.

SHANG Anonymous (1527 BCE - 1027 BCE)
Oracle bones. Qi wen: scapulimancy.

Oracle bone.

SHANG Anonymous (1527 BCE - 1027 BCE)
Oracle bone.

Oracle Bones: 'Qi Wan' scapulamancy.

SHANG Anonymous (1527 BCE - 1027 BCE)
Oracle Bones: 'Qi Wan' scapulamancy.

Zhangyue Maio Temple.Stele: original and copy.

ZHOU Anonymous (1028 BCE - 481 BCE)
Zhangyue Maio Temple.Stele: original and copy.

Pictograph stele.

ZHOU Anonymous (1028 BCE - 481 BCE)
Pictograph stele.

Round Seals from Uruk and Modern Impressions.

SUMERIAN Anonymous (3500 BCE - 2000 BCE)
Round Seals from Uruk and Modern Impressions.

Tablet with inscriptions & geometric shape.

SUMERIAN Anonymous (3500 BCE - 2000 BCE)
Tablet with inscriptions & geometric shape.

Tablet & envelope.

SUMERIAN Anonymous (3500 BCE - 2000 BCE)
Tablet & envelope.

Cuneiform tablets.

SUMERIAN Anonymous (3500 BCE - 2000 BCE)
Cuneiform tablets.

Map of the World.

NEO-BABYLONIAN Anonymous (625 BCE-539 BCE)
Map of the World.

Planisphere.

NEO-ASSYRIAN Anonymous (c. 1000 BCE - 609 BC)
Planisphere.

Cyrus Cylinder.

ACHAEMENID Anonymous (559 BCE - 331 BCE)
Cyrus Cylinder.

Copy of Inscription of Xerxes at Mt. Alvand near Hiamadan.

Sir Henry Creswicke RAWLINSON
Copy of Inscription of Xerxes at Mt. Alvand near Hiamadan.

Memorial to Aelfleda, Abbess of Whitby.

ANGLO-SAXON Anonymous (455 - 1066)
Memorial to Aelfleda, Abbess of Whitby.

Seated Gudea. Detail of inscription.

NEO-SUMERIAN Anonymous (2150 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Seated Gudea. Detail of inscription.

Gudea of Lagash dedicated to God Ningishzeda.

SUMERIAN Anonymous (3500 BCE - 2000 BCE)
Gudea of Lagash dedicated to God Ningishzeda.

Tablet of Ur-Nammu (Temple of Innana at Uruk) and Tablet of Shulgi (Temple of Di

SUMERIAN Anonymous (3500 BCE - 2000 BCE)
Tablet of Ur-Nammu (Temple of Innana at Uruk) and Tablet of Shulgi (Temple of Di

Tablet with school text.

NEO-SUMERIAN Anonymous (2150 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Tablet with school text.

Cuneiform tablets.

NEO-SUMERIAN Anonymous (2150 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Cuneiform tablets.

Cuneiform tablets.

NEO-SUMERIAN Anonymous (2150 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Cuneiform tablets.

Akkadian cylinder seal.

AKKADIAN Anonymous (2334 BCE - 2157 BCE)
Akkadian cylinder seal.

Seal. Hero protects flocks.

SUMERIAN Anonymous (3500 BCE - 2000 BCE)
Seal. Hero protects flocks.

The Atrahasis Epic.

OLD BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
The Atrahasis Epic.

Multiplication tables board in setagesimal system (60s).

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Multiplication tables board in setagesimal system (60s).

Relief for priests to learn augury from livers.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Relief for priests to learn augury from livers.

Letter from Mitanni to Amenhotep III negotiating marriage.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Letter from Mitanni to Amenhotep III negotiating marriage.

Foundation record of achievements of King Tiglath-pilser I.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Foundation record of achievements of King Tiglath-pilser I.

Boundary stone.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Boundary stone.

Stele of Hammurabi.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Stele of Hammurabi.

Trading letters.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Trading letters.

Poem of Baal cycle.

PHOENICIAN Anonymous (active c. 1500 BCE - 64 BCE)
Poem of Baal cycle.

Orthostate with Inscription of Prince Kilamuwa.

HITTITE Anonymous (active c. 2000 BCE - 1200 BCE)
Orthostate with Inscription of Prince Kilamuwa.

Merchant letter & envelope.

ASSYRIAN Anonymous  (1600 BCE - 612 BCE)
Merchant letter & envelope.

Cuneiform letter & an envelope.

ASSYRIAN EARLY COLONY PERIOD Anonymous (1920 BCE-1740 BCE)
Cuneiform letter & an envelope.

Cuneiform tablet with envelope.

ASSYRIAN Anonymous  (1600 BCE - 612 BCE)
Cuneiform tablet with envelope.

Soldier's pulling a boat.Palace of Sargon II.

NEO-ASSYRIAN Anonymous (c. 1000 BCE - 609 BC)
Soldier's pulling a boat.Palace of Sargon II.

Annals of Sennacherib.

ASSYRIAN Anonymous  (1600 BCE - 612 BCE)
Annals of Sennacherib.

King Ashurnasirpal II & Deity-guardian. Detail: Cuneiform inscription. Palace of

NEO-ASSYRIAN Anonymous (c. 1000 BCE - 609 BC)
King Ashurnasirpal II & Deity-guardian. Detail: Cuneiform inscription. Palace of

The Flood Tablet (11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh).

NEO-ASSYRIAN Anonymous (c. 1000 BCE - 609 BC)
The Flood Tablet (11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh).

Ishtar gate. Inscription.

NEO-BABYLONIAN Anonymous  (625 BCE - 539 BCE)
Ishtar gate. Inscription.

Tabulation for a water-clock.

NEO-BABYLONIAN Anonymous  (625 BCE - 539 BCE)
Tabulation for a water-clock.

Tablet of Shamash.

NEO-BABYLONIAN Anonymous  (625 BCE - 539 BCE)
Tablet of Shamash.

Marker of King Kudurru of Nazumaruttash.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Marker of King Kudurru of Nazumaruttash.

Boundary stone.

BABYLONIAN Anonymous (1900 BCE - 1600 BCE)
Boundary stone.

Clay Tablets.

CYPRO-MINOAN Anonymous
Clay Tablets.

Phaistos Disk.

MINOAN Anonymous (2800 BCE - 1100 BCE)
Phaistos Disk.

Phaistos Disk.

MINOAN Anonymous (2800 BCE - 1100 BCE)
Phaistos Disk.

Phaistos Disk.

MINOAN Anonymous (2800 BCE - 1100 BCE)
Phaistos Disk.

Petroglyphs; Atlatl; and Arrows with Clovis Points. Replicas.

PALEO-INDIAN Anonymous
Petroglyphs; Atlatl; and Arrows with Clovis Points. Replicas.

Royal Scribe Hesire from Tomb of Hesire.

EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM  Anonymous (c. 2755 BCE - 2255 BCE )
Royal Scribe Hesire from Tomb of Hesire.

Seated Scribe (before restoration).

EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM  Anonymous (c. 2755 BCE - 2255 BCE )
Seated Scribe (before restoration).

Tomb of Sesostris. Lintel with hieroglyphics.

EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM Anonymous (c. 2124 BCE - 1786 BCE )
Tomb of Sesostris. Lintel with hieroglyphics.

Tomb of Scribe Ounsou. Shipping grain.

EGYPTIAN XVIII DYNASTY Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1293 BCE)
Tomb of Scribe Ounsou. Shipping grain.

Hieroglyphics with a duck.

EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM Anonymous (c. 2124 BCE - 1786 BCE )
Hieroglyphics with a duck.

Amarna Letters.

EGYPTIAN XVIII DYNASTY Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1293 BCE)
Amarna Letters.

Papyrus Plant.

John R. POSS
Papyrus Plant.

Tomb of Seti I (1294-1279 BCE).Litany of the eyes of Horus.

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1070 BCE)
Tomb of Seti I (1294-1279 BCE).Litany of the eyes of Horus.

Book of the Dead.Heart of the deceased being weighed against the feather of trut

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1070 BCE)
Book of the Dead.Heart of the deceased being weighed against the feather of trut

Funerary Papyrus of King's Scribe Hunefer.

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1070 BCE)
Funerary Papyrus of King's Scribe Hunefer.

Funerary Papyrus of King's Scribe Hunefer.

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1070 BCE)
Funerary Papyrus of King's Scribe Hunefer.

Papyrus roll with painting of deceased making offering.

EGYPTIAN XVIII DYNASTY Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1293 BCE)
Papyrus roll with painting of deceased making offering.

Book of the Dead of Padiamenet. Baker of Amun.

EGYPTIAN LATE PERIOD Anonymous (c. 750 BCE-332 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Padiamenet. Baker of Amun.

Book of Dead with Osiris & Pillar & Horus & Isis.

EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC Anonymous (323 BCE - 30 BCE)
Book of Dead with Osiris & Pillar & Horus & Isis.

Amduat of Amenophis, Priest of Amun. Detail.

EGYPTIAN XXI DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1075 BCE-950 BCE)
Amduat of Amenophis, Priest of Amun. Detail.

Amduat of Amenophis, Priest of Amun. Detail: Deceased before Osiris.

EGYPTIAN XXI DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1075 BCE-950 BCE)
Amduat of Amenophis, Priest of Amun. Detail: Deceased before Osiris.

Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

EGYPTIAN XX DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1190 BCE-1075 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

EGYPTIAN XX DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1190 BCE-1075 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

EGYPTIAN XX DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1190 BCE-1075 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

EGYPTIAN XX DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1190 BCE-1075 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Amonemwidja, Custodian of the Temple of Amun. Detail.

Book of the Dead of Neferini. Detail: Weighing the heart before Osiris.

EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC Anonymous (323 BCE - 30 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Neferini. Detail: Weighing the heart before Osiris.

Book of the Dead of Sesech, Custodian of the Property of Mut. Detail: Osiris.

EGYPTIAN XX DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1190 BCE-1075 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Sesech, Custodian of the Property of Mut. Detail: Osiris.

Book of the Dead of Sesech, Custodian of the Property of Mut. Detail.

EGYPTIAN XX DYNASTY Anonymous (c. 1190 BCE-1075 BCE)
Book of the Dead of Sesech, Custodian of the Property of Mut. Detail.

Pharaoh Osorkon I with Phoenician inscription of Eliba'al king of Byblos.

EGYPTO-PHOENICIAN Anonymous
Pharaoh Osorkon I with Phoenician inscription of Eliba'al king of Byblos.

Jean-Francois Champollion (1790-1832).

Bonabes DE ROUGE
Jean-Francois Champollion (1790-1832).

Table of Phonetic Signs.

Jean François CHAMPOLLION
Table of Phonetic Signs.

Rosetta Stone.

EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC Anonymous (323 BCE - 30 BCE)
Rosetta Stone.

Rosetta Stone.

EGYPTIAN LATE PERIOD Anonymous (c. 750 BCE-332 BCE)
Rosetta Stone.

Rosetta stone. Detail: Greek text.

EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC Anonymous (323 BCE - 30 BCE)
Rosetta stone. Detail: Greek text.

Egyptian alphabet & phonetic equivalents.

EGYPTIAN Anonymous
Egyptian alphabet & phonetic equivalents.

Specimen: Interpretatio Hieroglyphica. Paradigma Lectionis Hieroglyphica.

Athanasius KIRCHER
Specimen: Interpretatio Hieroglyphica. Paradigma Lectionis Hieroglyphica.

Papyrus of a Physician.

COPTIC Anonymous (c. 100 - 800)
Papyrus of a Physician.

Table of Eclipses.

ACHAEMENID Anonymous (559 BCE - 331 BCE)
Table of Eclipses.

Astronomical Diary 331-330.

ACHAEMENID Anonymous (559 BCE - 331 BCE)
Astronomical Diary 331-330.

Incantation bowl.

SASANIAN Anonymous (224 - 651)
Incantation bowl.

Bowl with Aramaic Inscription Surrounding a Demon.

SASANIAN Anonymous (224 - 651)
Bowl with Aramaic Inscription Surrounding a Demon.

Seated Male Figure. Scribe?

GREEK ARCHAIC Anonymous
Seated Male Figure. Scribe?

Seated Scribes.

GREEK ARCHAIC Anonymous
Seated Scribes.

Greek poet. Roman copy.

GREEK CLASSICAL Anonymous (480 BCE - 323 BCE)
Greek poet. Roman copy.

St. Jerome. Detail: Hand.

Jusepe de RIBERA (aka Lo Spagnoletto 1591 - 1652)
St. Jerome. Detail: Hand.

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