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# 4,000-year-old Assyrian merchant letter finally read by scientists
- URL: https://www.assyriapost.com/4-000-year-old-assyrian-merchant-letter-finally-read-by-scientists/
- Published: 2026-09-29T19:47:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T19:47:11.000Z
- Description: A 4,000-year-old Assyrian merchant letter finally read by scientists, but left unopened, by using new see through technology.
- Author: The Assyria Post
- Tags: Curated stories

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"Scientists have finally read a letter penned 4,000 years ago. Why was there such a long wait? They had to view it without cracking its secure clay envelope. 

When scientists handle cuneiform documents from Ancient Assyrian and Babylonian times, extra care must be taken to preserve all parts of the artifact from the seal on the outside of the labeled clay envelope to the document within."

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