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cuneiform

[kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh-] / kjuˈni əˌfɔrm, ˈkju ni ə- /




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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

In their new approach, the researchers used 3D models of nearly 2,000 cuneiform tablets, including around 50 from a collection at MLU.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2023

Before the spread of alphabetic writing, systems making much use of logograms were more common and included Egyptian hieroglyphs, Maya glyphs, and Sumerian cuneiform.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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