Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2829: Ceramic pot with cuneiform writing
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It was night, and Ye Tian, David and others were sitting on the terrace on the top floor of the farm's main building, laughing and chatting while admiring the scenery of the Red Sea at night.
On the Red Sea a few kilometers away, there are several ocean-going cargo ships anchored, as well as other large and small ships, all brightly lit, like lantern towers floating on the sea, which are extremely eye-catching in the night.
"Steven, how many of those ships on the sea are from Israel? How many Israeli soldiers and agents are hidden in those ships?"
David asked in a low voice curiously, pointing to the ships on the distant sea.
Ye Tian smiled softly and then responded:
"There are definitely many boats and people. When we drive along the Red Sea Coast Highway during the day, there are always yachts on the sea following us and moving in the same direction as us.
The Suez Canal and the Red Sea are the busiest commercial waterways in the world and are not tourist attractions. The sudden appearance of so many large yachts here obviously has a problem.
A considerable number of these yachts should come from Israel, or be rented by Mossad agents. It is likely that Israeli special forces are hidden inside, protecting the joint exploration team.
The maritime support forces and maritime evacuation channels that Joshua mentioned before should land on these yachts. If nothing else, there should be Israeli warships on the sea! ”
Hearing this, David and Bishop Kent both nodded, obviously agreeing with Ye Tian's analysis.
While talking, the owner of this leisure farm suddenly walked onto the terrace and walked straight towards Ye Tian and the others, holding a wooden box in his hand.
As this person appeared, Ye Tian and the others immediately stopped talking and looked at each other. Everyone was somewhat curious.
Mattis, who was standing aside, stepped forward and asked a few questions. After confirming that there was no danger, he asked the Israeli, who had been lurking in Saudi Arabia for more than ten years, to come over. .
As he approached, the farmer put the box on the ground and then said politely:
"Excuse me, gentlemen, the reason why I came up here is because I have a small matter and I want to ask Mr. Steven for help!"
Ye Tian looked at the Israeli and the box on the ground, then pretended to be curious and said:
"You want me to help you with something? Mr. Joseph, you can tell me what it is. I would like to hear it. If I can help, there will be no problem."
Hearing this, the face of the famous Israeli, Joseph, immediately flashed with joy and he hurriedly said:
"First of all, I want to thank you, Mr. Steven. You can definitely help. Last year, I saw a clay pot at a nearby market. It looked like an antique artifact, so I bought it. Clay pot.
On that pottery pot, there are some ancient cuneiform characters engraved on it, but I don’t know what they mean! The pot was in perfect condition and looked like new, with almost no traces of use on it!
After I bought the clay pot, I asked someone to look at it. Some said it was an antique cultural relic, while others said it was a fake and not worth a lot of money. Because of my special status, I did not dare to go to a professional organization for appraisal to avoid attracting attention. Come pay attention.
This is my personal private matter. I cannot risk exposure by seeking expert appraisal because I have to hide my whereabouts. I cannot contact my former friends or go through Mossad for professional appraisal.
I have never known anything about the origin and value of that pottery pot. Mr. Steven, you are the world’s top antique art appraisal expert. You are known for your sharp eyesight. It is said that you have never missed one!
When you come to this farm this time, I would like to take this opportunity to ask you to help identify the pottery pot to see where it comes from and whether it is valuable? It can be regarded as helping me solve a question in my mind! ”
"A clay pot with cuneiform writing on it? Mr. Joseph, please take it out and let me have a look. I am very interested and can help you identify it. I dare not say the result yet!"
Ye Tian said with great interest and looked at the box on the ground.
"Okay, Mr. Steven, the clay pot is in this box. I'll take it out right now!"
As he spoke, Joseph opened the box, took out a simple-looking painted pottery jar, and carefully placed it on the coffee table.
The moment he saw the painted pottery pot, Ye Tian's eyes suddenly lit up and shone brightly, even though he had seen the pottery pot through perspective before.
Next, he pretended to be serious about appreciating and appraising the painted pottery pot.
As Joseph said, this Arabian painted pottery pot is almost perfectly preserved. There is no trace of use on it, only two thin hairline scratches. At first glance, it looks like new.
On this Arabic painted pottery pot, there are some ancient cuneiform characters engraved on it. As for the content of these characters and their specific meaning, Ye Tian is not sure!
In addition, there are some exquisite patterns carved on the edge of the base of this painted pottery pot, the mouth of the pot, and the earrings on both sides of the pot's mouth, but they have a bit of Persian culture!
Ye Tian turned the Arabian painted pottery pot over and over carefully, then gently touched the inside and outside of the pot with his fingers to feel the smoothness of the pot's surface.
While doing these actions, he was also thinking.
Of course, this is just acting!
Others at the scene were admiring this ancient painted pottery pot and secretly guessing the origin and value of this Arabic painted pottery pot.
It took about ten minutes for Ye Tian to finish the appraisal, put the pot on the coffee table, and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, Mr. Joseph, you have discovered a valuable top antique artifact. This Arab painted pottery pot should come from the Persian Empire period around 400 BC. It can be said to be very rare.
Send you a cash red envelope!
The cuneiform characters engraved on this pottery pot should be the Akkadian language that was spread in the ancient Mesopotamia. It belongs to the Semitic language family, and its written form is cuneiform. Unfortunately, I can’t understand the meaning of these characters.
This does not hinder the identification. I know this kind of writing and its origin, but I can't translate it. But it doesn't matter. There are several top ancient writing experts and archaeologists downstairs. You can ask them later."
"Okay, Mr. Steven, I will ask those experts and scholars later. Now please give me a detailed introduction to the Arab painted pots here"
Joseph nodded excitedly, with a look of ecstasy on his face.
Ye Tian nodded slightly and then continued:
“If you want to introduce this Arabian painted pottery pot and understand its origin and value, you must start with the cuneiform inscriptions engraved on this Arab pottery pot. These ancient cuneiform inscriptions are the most valuable thing about this pottery pot. .
Cuneiform was created by the Sumerians and is a type of hieroglyphics. Akkadian is a branch of cuneiform. It is different from Sumerian, the most widely spread language, and also different from the language used in Persia. Cuneiform is different.
In ancient times, cuneiform was used by many ancient civilizations to write their languages, but these languages did not necessarily belong to the same or related language families. For example, cuneiform was also used by the Hittites and the Persian Empire.
The two languages used by the Hittites and the Persian Empire, although they are also cuneiform, are Indo-European languages that have nothing to do with Sumerian. The areas where these two cuneiforms spread are also related to the spread of Sumerian. Regions vary.
With the evolution of civilization, glyphs were gradually unified and fixed from changeable hieroglyphs to syllabic symbols. For more than two thousand years, cuneiform has been the only writing system in the Mesopotamian Plain, and different languages have developed.
By about 500 BC, this writing even became a common medium of commercial communication in most parts of West Asia. Cuneiform writing was used until around the first year of AD, and the usage situation was the same as Latin today.
But the situation of Akkadian is different. Its spread is not as wide as Sumerian, and it died earlier. There are fewer people who know Akkadian than those who know Sumerian and Persian cuneiform. There are much fewer people.
Also around 500 BC, the Persian Empire conquered the entire Middle East, including the Mesopotamian plains. As a popular language, Akkadian disappeared and only existed in the form of written language. .
This Arabic painted pottery pot just shows the characteristics of that era. These cuneiform characters are in Akkadian. The patterns on the pottery pot have some characteristics of Persian culture, which is evidence of cultural exchanges.
After more than two thousand years, why is this Arabic painted pot so perfectly preserved, almost like new? The reason is actually very simple. The pinata has been buried deep in the ground before and was discovered not long ago!
The drought and lack of rain in the Arab region of the Middle East is conducive to the preservation of this kind of antique cultural relics. Even if the antique cultural relics from thousands of years ago are excavated now, many are still perfectly preserved, such as the famous Code of Hammurabi!
In fact, there are still some unearthed traces inside this painted pottery pot. Joseph, please touch the inside of this pottery pot. There is some rustling feeling, not so smooth. That is the unique soil Qin of unearthed cultural relics! ”
As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed to the inside of the painted pottery pot and asked Joseph to reach out and touch it!
Joseph then stepped forward, put his right hand into the Arab painted pottery pot, and gently touched the inner wall of the pot.
The next moment, a bright smile appeared on his face.