A wax tablet displaying a child's Greek homework from 1,800 years ago is to be put on show at the British Library. The ancient tablet, which contains remarkable examples of handwriting, spelling exercises and times tables, has been in storage for the past 40 years. It will now go on display at the British Library as part of the Writing: Making Your Mark exhibition between April 26 and August 27. 'That takes your breath away because you can see a child's attempt at Greek from 1,800 years ago.' The surviving lines of lettering are from a quote the young child had been copying out.

Source: Daily Mail January 05, 2019 15:58 UTC