LONDON, August 3 (IranMania) -  Experts of Haft Tappeh project have succeeded in restoring 60 clay tablets which were discovered in this historical ite during archaeological excavations conducted by an Iranian-German team, IRNA reported.

According to Tehran based English-language newspaper 'Iran Daily' in its Thursday edition, experts said, some 300 clay tablets in cuneiform and Akkadian scripts belonging to the Middle Elamite era ere discovered during excavations by Iranian archaeologists and their counterparts from Mainz University of Germany in Haft Tappeh.

These inscriptions were discovered under the floor of a room which seems to original location. All these clay tablets were in rectangular cubic shape but differed in size.

Behzad Mofidi, head of excavation team in Haft Tappeh contended that these inscriptions are the official documents of Kabnak historical city dating back to some 3,500 years ago which were archived in the southern part of this city.

Archaeological evidence revealed that the place where these inscriptions were kept must have been set on fire either deliberately or unintentionally resulting in the destruction of the documents.

The clay tablets suffered serious damage due to the fire, humidity, sedimentation and other natural causes during the course of time and needed to be repaired. They were transferred to the restoration workshop of Haft Tappeh to be restored by experts. The priority was given to those which were in a better condition in the hope that they can be restored completely.

The study on the restored clay tablets will be undertaken by Professor Doris Prechel, a professor of ancient eastern linguistics at Mainz University in Germany. It is expected that the outcome of the studies would reveal some important information about the civilization of Haft Tappeh.