It was then wrapped in a thin sheet of clay that was folded around the main message like a modern envelope. This was inscribed with the name of the recipient, the contents of the inner tablet and the name of the author.
These tablets have been excavated by the thousand, from archaeological sites all over the East. There are at least one million tablets held and displayed in various museums throughout the world.
The envelope system provided privacy to the writer and if the seal had not been broken, the recipient would know that no one had read his mail.
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