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Posted by: Muhannad Salhi
Using the Library of Congress’ Cuneiform Tablet Collection, this blog examines the history of the cuneiform script, its spreading, and adoption by various civilizations.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Near East Section
Posted by: Ryan Wolfson-Ford
This blog post highlights the Library of Congress Asian Division’s “Collection of Wartime Messages from China to the American People (1943-1945) and Other Materials.” The collection is made up of items related to the Second Sino-Japanese War, among which are 2,100 rarely seen hand-written letters, booklets, and scrolls in Chinese that were created in wartime China.
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia