What is Clay tablet?
[[Image:Tablet Rimush Louvre AO5476.jpg|thumb|Close up of a clay tablet, found with the [[Manishtushu Obelisk]]. This is a copy of the inscription on the [[obelisk]]. It lists the victories of [[Rimush (Akkad)|Rimush]], king of [[Akkadian Empire|Akkad]], upon Abalgamash, king of [[Marhashi]], and upon [[Elamite]] cities.]] [[File:Ägyptisches Museum Leipzig 287.jpg|thumb|Clay tablets]] '''Clay tablets''' were a medium used for [[writing]]. They were common in the [[Fertile Crescent]], from about the 5th millennium BC. A '''clay tablet''' is a more or less flat surface made of [[clay]]. Using a [[stylus]], [[symbol]]s were pressed into the soft clay. It is possible to correct errors on the tablet. The tablet was then baked until dry and hard, either by leaving it out in the sun, or in a fire. Sun-baked tablets could be moistened and recycled. The ones that survived thousands of years were baked in fire. They were used by the Sumerian civilisation in Mesopotamia. [[Cuneiform]] was the first writing used on clay tablets. The system was used by several civilizations who spoke several different languages. {{-}} {{stub}} [[Category:Writing media]]