This tablet is a record of the daily beer rations for ... like all its neighbours in the British Museum – deserves more than a quick glance. It is written in cuneiform, the oldest known writing ...

is now in the possession of the British Museum. These salaries weren't just about keeping workers drunk so they would be more compliant. In the ancient world, beer was a hearty, starchy brew that ...

Each records transactions or deliveries of sheep, reed bundles or beer to a temple or ... in charge of the 130,000 cuneiform tablets stored at the British Museum. “Writing appeared in the ...