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| ====== The One Hundred Most Important Cuneiform Objects ====== | ====== The One Hundred Most Important Cuneiform Objects ====== |
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| Inspired by the BBC's //[[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld|A History of the World in 100 Objects]]// we list in the following the one hundred most iconic inscribed objects from the Ancient Near East, objects that we think define the field. The objects are presented initially with very short descriptions and bibliographies. We do not list compositions, but rather unique objects, such as the Gudea Cylinders, or Sargon's Letter to Ashur. Assyriologists often mention key objects that inspire them or define their work, or that they believe rank high on the list of humanity's most important cultural heritage objects. We hope that this list will help to engender conversations about these objects, to highlight the importance of cultural heritage protection, and to broaden the appeal of the field. We share one object on our list with that of MacGregor from the BM: the Flood Tablet. The early writing samples we list include a spectacular early Iranian tablet located in the Louvre; a key text from Jemdat Nasr recording field allotments to high-ranking members of society, today in the Ashmolean Museum; and an extraordinary example of the early intellectual exploits of man -- a mathematical exercise tablet from Uruk, today in Heidelberg. Not all of the text artefacts we list are monumental, or even extraordinary. From the Ur III period we include, for example, the tiny receipt today in Yale's Babylonian Collection, that V.V. Struve used to prove the relationship between the accounts and the receipts of the Ur III bookkeeping system. | {{ :images:wiki:1to10icons:codex_hammurabi_larger.png?270|}} |
| | Inspired by the BBC's //[[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld|A History of the World in 100 Objects]]// we list the one hundred most iconic inscribed objects from the Ancient Near East, objects that we think define the field. We hope that this list will help to engender conversations about these objects, to highlight the importance of cultural heritage protection, and to broaden the appeal of the field. Not all of the text artefacts we list are monumental, or even extraordinary. |
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| This list is a work in progress, please email [[cdli.oxford@orinst.ox.ac.uk|cdli.oxford]] with suggestions and pictures. | This list is a work in progress. Please email [[cdli.oxford@orinst.ox.ac.uk|cdli.oxford]] with suggestions and pictures. |
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| ===The most important cuneiform objects=== | |
| [[objects1to10|Top 10 objects]] | |
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| [[objects11to20|Objects 11-20]] | *[[objects1to10|Top 10 objects]] |
| | *[[objects11to20|Objects 11-20]] |
| [[objects21to30|Objects 21-30]] | *[[objects21to30|Objects 21-30]] |
| | *[[objects31to40|Objects 31-40]] |
| [[objects31to40|Objects 31-40]] | *[[objects41to50|Objects 41-50]] |
| | *[[objects51to60|Objects 51-60]] |
| [[objects41to50|Objects 41-50]] | *[[objects61to70|Objects 61-70]] |
| | *[[objects71to80|Objects 71-80]] |
| [[objects51-60|Objects 51-60]] | *[[objects81to90|Objects 81-90]] |
| | *[[objects91to100|Objects 91-100]] |
| [[objects61-70|Objects 61-70]] | *[[runnersup|Runners-up]] |
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| [[objects71-80|Objects 71-80]] | |
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| [[objects81-90|Objects 81-90]] | |
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| [[objects91-100|Objects 91-100]] | |
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| [[runnersup|Runners-up]] | |
