2,000-Year Old Engraved Kurdistan Tablet Referring To A Hellenistic Ruler Demetrius – Analyzed

Left: Marble portrait bust of Demtetrios I of Macedon (Poliorcetes). Roman copy from 1st century AD of Greek original from 3rd century BC. source; Right: Engraved Kurdistan Tablet dated to more than 2,000 years. Image credit: Department of Antiquities in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province.

 An ancient tablet dated back over 2,000 years was unearthed in Duhok province in northern Kurdistan in March this year, and recently, the artifact was carefully studied by experts.

Ahmed said that “an excavation team from Duhok Museum and Kurdistan Archaeology Organization in March found an antique tablet in Balyuz hills, ten kilometers west of Duhok city, inside the Semel district.”

“After careful study, we found out that the stone tablet is engraved with Hellenistic script and dates back to 165 BC,” the official added.

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