About 130,000 clay tablets from Mesopotamia are in the British Museum
There are about 130,000 clay tablets from Mesopotamia in the British Museum. Cuneiform writing had its rules in the year 3000 BC. During the Sumerian era, its use became widespread. The Sumerians recorded official records, deeds and history of kings and princes, and general life affairs such as commercial transactions, personal status, correspondence, literature, mythology, ancient cuneiform texts, religious affairs, and worship. During the reign of King Hammurabi (1728 - 1686 BC)
Establishing a single law whose provisions apply throughout the Kingdom of Babylon. This law was known as the Code of Hammurabi or the Code of Hammurabi, which included the civil law, personal status, and penal code. In his time, sciences were written down. Civilization moved from Mesopotamia in the ancient Babylonian era to all parts of the East and to the outskirts of the ancient world.
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