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But by making it so thin one could not write on the edge of the tablet[1]. Imagine the complaints from removing such functionality for the sake of mere thinness

But by making it so thin one could not write on the edge of the tablet[1]. Imagine the complaints from removing such functionality for the sake of mere thinness. [1]http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=1613004127&objectid=277770 http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/coll...

acqq 9y ago
Never thought about that, did anybody analyze if the "thou shalt" tablets from the Bible were also inspired by the Babylonian cuneiform ones? From the debt receipts and complaints, to that.. Regarding side writing, yes I'd really hated broken compatibility. Not to mention that they'd break more easily!