15 ancient tablets reveal forgotten places, royal estates and thousands of hectares of farmland in Mesopotamia Fifteen cuneiform tablets from the Iraq Museum record farming, irrigation, land, grain, and labor during the Ur III period. The tablets date from 2112 to 2004 BCE. The study examines the records and their unusual details... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/10/ur-iii-tablets-reveal-royal-estates-in-mesopotamia/ Photo: Tablet no.2. © A. R. Saadoon et al., Iraq (2026) Follow @archaeology #archaeology #cuneiform #mesopotamia