The tablets have been authoritatively dated to a period from 350 B.C. to 50 B.C. The people of Mesopotamia — what is now Iraq — developed mathematics about 5,000 years ago.

Nanni wrote on the nearly 3,800-year-old tablet. “You have withheld my money bag from me in enemy territory; it is now up to you to restore [my money] to me in full.” (The entire message is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Mesopotamian king, then looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, is finally headed back to Iraq.

Legend has it that Noah tucked away Babylonian cuneiform writings on clay tablets before the great flood over 4,000 years ago. Researchers just discovered a tablet writing in the same style, a ...

READ MORE: Scientists unlock secrets of 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets By WILIAM HUNTER, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER Published: 05:50 EDT, 2 July 2025 | Updated: 05:57 EDT, 2 July 2025 ...