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clay tablet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From clay + tablet.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Akkadian: ṭuppum — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Catalan: tauleta d'argila — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Czech: hliněná tabulka — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Danish: lertavle — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Dutch: kleitablet — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Esperanto: argiltabuleto — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Finnish: savitaulu — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • French: tablette d'argile — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • German: Tontafel — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Hungarian: agyagtábla — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Icelandic: leirtafla — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Italian: tavoletta d'argilla — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Polish: gliniana tabliczka — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Portuguese: tabuleta de argila — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Russian: гли́няная табли́чка (glínjanaja tablíčka) — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Russian: туппу́м (tuppúm) — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Slovak: hlinená tabuľka — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Spanish: tablilla de barro — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Sumerian: 𒉎 — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Swedish: lertavla — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Turkish: kil tablet — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions
  • Ukrainian: гли́няна табли́чка (hlýnjana tablýčka) — writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions