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4 dni temu · Cuneiform, 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 about cuneiform’s development and influence.
- Decipherment of Cuneiform
Cuneiform - Sumerian, Akkadian, Scripts: Many of the...
- Hittite and Other Languages
Cuneiform - Hittite, Sumerian, Akkadian: An important new...
- Neo-Assyrian
Other articles where Neo-Assyrian cuneiform is discussed:...
- Old Akkadian
Other articles where Old Akkadian cuneiform is discussed:...
- Rebus
Rebus, representation of a word or syllable by a picture of...
- Old Assyrian Cuneiform
Other articles where Old Assyrian cuneiform is discussed:...
- Old Babylonian Cuneiform
Other articles where Old Babylonian cuneiform is discussed:...
- Ugaritic Alphabet
Ugaritic alphabet, cuneiform writing system used on the...
- Decipherment of Cuneiform
3 dni temu · By making the form and content of cuneiform texts available online, the CDLI is opening pathways to the rich historical tradition of the ancient Middle East.
19 godz. temu · Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.Today, Mesopotamia is known as present-day Iraq. In the broader sense, the historical region of Mesopotamia also includes parts of present-day Iran, Turkey, Syria and Kuwait.. Mesopotamia is the site of the earliest developments of the Neolithic ...
2 dni temu · A writer in Filipino and in English, he was once an editor, art critic, producer of radio plays and a member of progressive movement. Simply, Mr. Ocampo has been an active participant in the mainstream of literary and visual activities for so long. Mr. Ocampo, positively, has sizable advantage over, most of us and he is one of our foremost ...
1 dzień temu · Sumerian (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: Emeg̃ir, lit. ''native language'') was the language of ancient Sumer.It is one of the oldest attested languages, dating back to at least 2900 BC.It is a local language isolate that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, in the area that is modern-day Iraq.. Akkadian, a Semitic language, gradually replaced Sumerian as the primary spoken language in the area ...
5 dni temu · Early English Prose Fiction, more than 200 works written between 1500 and 1700; English Poetry, over 160,000 poems by more than 1,250 poets, and English Drama, over 3,900 plays in verse and prose, are all sections of Literature Online (LiON).
1 dzień temu · Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere around 2000 BC (the exact dating being a matter of debate), but Sumerian continued to be used as a sacred, ceremonial, literary, and scientific language in Mesopotamia until the 1st century AD. Poet–priestess Enheduanna
