Shopping Lists are crucial for ensuring you don’t miss anything during a shopping excursion, preventing the frustration of heading through the front door only to realise you’ve overlooked an item.
And it appears they have existed as a collective for thousands upon thousands of years. archaeologists digging into the Accana Mound, which is also called Eski Alalah, in Turkey have uncovered a cuneiform tablet listing groceries bought more than 3,500 years ago. reports Heritage Daily .
Cuneiform is one of the oldest forms of writing; it means 'wedge-shaped' and is a logo-syllabic writing system.
Mehmet Ersoy, the Minister of Culture and Tourism in Turkey, said in a press statement archaeologists have unearthed a cuneiform tablet during restoration works in the old city of Alalah following an earthquake.
It was written in Akkadian, an extinct East Semitic language, and the tablet itself dates from the 15th century BC.
Even though contemporary shopping lists are typically employed at supermarkets today, such establishments did not exist nearly 3,500 years ago. Interestingly, the list found in Turkey was actually for furniture items.
This document details a substantial quantity of furniture acquisitions.
Language experts are still working on deciphering what the shopping list contains, but they've currently revealed information regarding several wooden tables, chairs, and stools that were acquired. They’ve also managed to find out more specifics about both the buyers and the locations where these items were purchased.
Minister Mehmet Ersoy stated: "We think that this tablet, which weighs 28 grams, will offer a fresh viewpoint on Anatolia’s profound legacy for upcoming generations."
In addition to its considerable heft, the tablet boasts dimensions of 42mm x 35mm and has a depth of 16mm.
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