Ancient cuneiform tablets reveal their secrets

Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?

Long before the beginning of our era, people in the Middle East were already writing stories on clay tablets. In Leiden, scholars are deciphering the cuneiform script on these often unique writings from ancient Mesopotamia.

In this episode of the UBLpodcast, professor of Assyriology Caroline Waerzeggers talks about her fascination with the Leiden collection of clay tablets and what they tell us about those long-lost civilizations in Mesopotamia. She does this using original clay tablets and photos of other rare specimens.