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Selected Works Writing
Embark on a discovery of the origins of writing! From the first cuneiform tablets to Egyptian papyri and medieval manuscripts, this selection retraces the history of writing and techniques through the Musée du Louvre collections.
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Near Eastern Antiquities
Amarna letter: to the pharaoh from...
Late Bronze Age, circa 14th century BC
Amarna, Egypt
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Near Eastern Antiquities
Cylinders of Gudea
Circa 2100 BC
Iraq (Mesopotamia), Tello (formerly Girsu)
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Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
Decree of Kallias
Second half of fifth century BC
Athens
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Paintings
Hans HOLBEIN II
Erasmus
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Near Eastern Antiquities
Foundation charter of the palace...
Reign of Darius I (522-486 BC)
Susa, Iran, palace of Darius I (found under...
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Egyptian Antiquities
Fragment of the Book of the Dead...
Late Period, 664-332 BC
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Prints and Drawings
Bernardo Strozzi (Genoa, 1581-Venice, 1644)
Head and Shoulders of a Man Writing
Circa 1620
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Decorative Arts
Thomas GERMAIN
Inkstand bearing the arms of...
1746-47
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Near Eastern Antiquities
Law Code of Hammurabi, king of...
1792–1750 BC
Susa, Iran
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Near Eastern Antiquities
Letter from the king of the...
Circa 1250-1220 BC
Ras Shamra, formerly Ugarit, Syria
