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Bashplemi lake tablet
1st millennium BCE tablet from Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bashplemi Lake Tablet was found near Lake Bashplemi in the Dmanisi region of Georgia. Made of basalt and thought to date to around the first millennium BCE, it is inscribed with a previously unknown writing system, at least 60 characters in length.[1][2]
Discovery
The tablet was found in 2021[3][4] by a group of local fishermen.[5]
The tablet's archaeological context suggests it dates back to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age.[1]
Description
The tablet measures 24.1 by 20.1 cm and seems to be made from locally sourced vesicular basalt.[5][1]
The carving was made with a conical drill and then smoothed.[2]
Symbols
There are 39 unique characters in seven horizontal lines. They show some similarities with other early scripts, particularly the proto-Kartvelian script, but also the Colchian runes, the Grakliani Hill script and Asomtavruli.[2][1]
References
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