Study Reveals Secrets of Neo-Assyrian Beeswax Writing Tablets - Archaeology Magazine

Study Reveals Secrets of Neo-Assyrian Beeswax Writing Tablets - Archaeology Magazine

NIMRUD, IRAQ––Cuneiform writing tablets were an integral part of Neo-Assyrian culture and hundreds of thousands of them have been found at various sites throughout Mesopotamia. These were typically made from clay but, according to a report by the Greek Reporter, in some cases, they were fashioned out of wood and beeswax. British Museum researchers recently analyzed a set of rare tablets found in the 1950s at the site of Nimrud. The objects had b…