The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 ...

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Archaeologists in Iraq may have discovered the lost city of Qabra, mentioned in ancient Babylonian inscriptions.

The study of these new tablets could reveal important details about the city's connections with ... of writing in southern ...

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Archaeologists have found evidence suggesting that Kurd Qaburstan, a site located in the Erbil region of northeastern Iraq, may be the lost city of Qabra, an ancient urban center mentioned in ...

New discoveries at an ancient city in Iraq, including written tablets and a game board, may shed light on its hidden history.

Once experts interpret the tablets, more information about the city — including literacy ... and is located southwest of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Natalie Demaree is a McClatchy ...