“What the Mesopotamians had for dinner”

Cuneiform tablet of food recipe. Courtesy of the Yale Babylonian Collection
Cuneiform tablet of food recipe. Courtesy of the Yale Babylonian Collection
August 18, 2024

During the week of August 12, 2024 the BBC released a story by Veronique Greenwood featuring the Cuneiform tablets of food recipes housed at the Yale Babylonian Collection. The story was published under the title “What the Mesopotamians had for dinner”.