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Bronze Tablets

ContentsThe Fruit ShopMalmaisonIIIIIIIVVVIVIIThe HammersFrindsbury, Kent, 1786Paris, March, 1814Paris, April, 1814Croissy, Ile-de-France, June, 1815St. Helena, May, 1821Two Travellers in the Place…

Ebla

(Encyclopedia) EblaEblaĕbˈlə, ēˈblə [key], an ancient city located in N Syria 34 mi (55 km) S of Aleppo. First excavated in 1964, the ruins of the city were discovered in 1973 by an Italian…

Brewer's: Isiac Tablet

A spurious Egyptian monument sold by a soldier to Cardinal Bembo in 1527, and preserved at Turin. It is of copper, and on it are represented most of the Egyptian deities in the mysteries…

Statue of Liberty's Tablet

The Question: What does it say on the tablet the Statue of Liberty is holding? The Answer: The inscription on the tablet in her left hand reads…

Nuzi

(Encyclopedia) NuziNuzin&oomacr;ˈzē [key], site near Kirkuk, N Iraq. Thousands of clay tablets unearthed there bear inscriptions said to have been made by the Horims (or Horites) of the Bible.…

Winckler, Hugo

(Encyclopedia) Winckler, HugoWinckler, Hugoh&oomacr;ˈgō vĭngkˈlər [key], 1863–1913, German Orientalist. A professor at the Univ. of Berlin, Winckler was noted for his archaeological work. He…

Iguvine Tables

(Encyclopedia) Iguvine TablesIguvine Tablesĭˈgy&oobreve;vĭn [key], several inscribed bronze tablets dating from the 1st and 2d cent. a.d., discovered in 1444 at Gubbio, Italy (the ancient Iguvium…

Tell el Amarna

(Encyclopedia) Tell el Amarna or Tel el AmarnaTell el Amarnaboth: tĕl ĕl ämärˈnä [key], ancient locality, Egypt, near the Nile and c.60 mi (100 km) N of Asyut. Ikhnaton's capital, Akhetaton, was in…

Florence Wilkinson: A Memorial Tablet

A Memorial TabletOh, Agathocles, fare thee well!Florence WilkinsonNaked and brave thou goest Without one glance behind! Hast thou no fear, Agathocles, Or backward grief of mind?The dreamy…

Heraclea

(Encyclopedia) HeracleaHeracleahĕrəklēˈə [key], ancient Greek city, in Lucania, S Italy, not far from the Gulf of Tarentum (Taranto). There Pyrrhus defeated the Romans in 280 b.c. Bronze tablets…