cuneiform

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But Iraqi officials repeatedly urged them to depart, despite their discovery of ancient cuneiform tablets.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Some of these include cuneiform bricks, terracotta pots, coins and other objects sourced from places like Babylon, Mesopotamia, Susa and Iran and are dated to 4000-5000 BCE.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

To this day, my notes look like something between cuneiform and the lines from furniture on wooden floors after decades of wear and tear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

This is because the cuneiform tablets are unfired chunks of clay into which writing has been pressed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023

But cuneiform was found in museums, displayed in glass cases and preserved as something precious, not scratched into a steel slaughterhouse.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda