Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/cuneiform
Description: WEBCuneiform, system of writing used in the ancient Middle East. The name, a coinage from Latin and Middle French roots meaning ‘wedge-shaped,’ has been the modern designation from the early 18th century onward. Learn more …
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Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/
Description: WEBNov 17, 2022 · Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and...
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform
Description: WEBCuneiform is a logo-syllabic writing system that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Near East. The script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era. Cuneiform scripts are marked by and named for the characteristic wedge-shaped impressions (Latin: cuneus) which form their signs.
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Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuneiform
Description: WEBThe meaning of CUNEIFORM is having the shape of a wedge. How to use cuneiform in a sentence.
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Link: https://smarthistory.org/cuneiform/
Description: WEBDec 6, 2023 · Cuneiform, an introduction. by The British Museum. The earliest writing we know of dates back to around 3000 B.C.E. and was probably invented by the Sumerians, living in major cities with centralized economies in what is now southern Iraq. definition
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/cuneiform
Description: WEBCanaan Summary. Canaan, area variously defined in historical and biblical literature, but always centred on Palestine. Its original pre-Israelite inhabitants were called Canaanites. The names Canaan and Canaanite occur in cuneiform, Egyptian, and Phoenician writings from about the 15th century bce as well as in.
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Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/ancient-near-east1/the-ancient-near-east-an-introduction/a/cuneiform
Description: WEBCuneiform is one of the oldest forms of writing known. It means "wedge-shaped," because people wrote it using a reed stylus cut to make a wedge-shaped mark on a clay tablet. Letters enclosed in clay envelopes, as well as works of literature, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh have been found.
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Link: https://oxfordre.com/classics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-1952
Description: WEBMesopotamia. Sumerian. Akkadian. cuneiform. Subjects. Linguistics. Near East. Updated in this version. Text and bibliography updated to reflect current scholarship. Keywords and illustrations added. Cuneiform denotes any of at least three writing systems of ancient Mesopotamia and the surrounding areas.
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Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cuneiform
Description: WEBnoun [ U ] uk / ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm / us / ˈkjuː.nə.fɔːrm / a form of writing used for over 3,000 years until the 1st century BC in the ancient countries of Western Asia: Many of the early …
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Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/cuneiform
Description: WEBus/ˈkjuː.nə.fɔːrm/uk/ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/. a form of writing used for over 3,000 years until the 1st century B.C. in the ancient countries of Western Asia: Many of the early archaeologists …
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