A 2,648-year-old clay tablet listing women’s names from the Assyrian Empire has become a key attraction at the İçkale Museum Complex in Diyarbakır, Türkiye. Discovered during a rescue excavation between 2000 and 2012 near the Tigris River, the tablet features names in Syriac, Assyrian, Akkadian, and other unidentified languages. The artifact, found in the ruins of a palace at Ayrılık Tepe, highlights the historical significance of the Assyrian Empire’s provincial capital in Northern Mesopotamia. The tablet and the accompanying mosaic floor continue to draw attention for their cultural and linguistic value.
Rıdvan Kılıç