Mathew Thomas<p>Brick mentioning an Assyrian King 2900 years ago.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ancientbrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ancientbrick</span></a> turns out to be <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/2900yearold" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2900yearold</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DNAtimecapsule" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DNAtimecapsule</span></a><br />The brick bears a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cuneiforminscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cuneiforminscription</span></a> in the extinct <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Semiticlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Semiticlanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Akkadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Akkadian</span></a>, stating it is 'The property of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/palace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>palace</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ashurnasirpal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ashurnasirpal</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KingofAssyria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KingofAssyria</span></a>.'<br />The clay brick is currently housed at the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NationalMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Denmark</span></a> <br />Researchers obtained samples from the brick's inner core<br /><a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/ancient-brick-turns-out-to-be-29000-year-dna-time-capsule-2427660-2023-08-28" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indiatoday.in/science/story/an</span><span class="invisible">cient-brick-turns-out-to-be-29000-year-dna-time-capsule-2427660-2023-08-28</span></a></p>