Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Oldest-known drawing of a ghost found on ancient Babylonian tablet

From The Guardian:

Its outlines are faint, only discernible at an angle, but the world's oldest drawing of a ghost has been discovered in the darkened vaults of the British Museum.

A lonely bearded spirit being led into the afterlife and eternal bliss by a lover has been identified on an ancient Babylonian clay tablet created about 3,500 years ago.

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