The cuneiform alphabet invented by the Sumerians was used by many languages in the ancient Near East.
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Cuneiform
/ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/
Synonyms for "cuneiform" (60 found)
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Noun(2 words)
cuneiform tabletinscribed tablet
Adjective(1 words)
cuneiform writing system
deltoiddemotic characterdeterminativegrammaloguehieratic symbolhieroglyphhieroglyphichieroglyphicshiraganaideogramideographkanakatakanalogogramlogograph
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Noun(8 words)
mesopotamianmesopotamian tablettablet writingwedge likewedge scriptwedge shapedwedge writingwedge-writing
Adjective(4 words)
oghamoxygonalphoneticphonetic symbolpictogrampictographradicalruneshorthandtriangulartrigonaltrilateralwedgeword letter
Adjective(4 words)
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10 entriesAkkadian cuneiformHittite cuneiformOld Babylonian cuneiformOld Persian cuneiformSumerian cuneiformadministrative tabletincised wedge markliterary tabletroyal inscriptiontriangular wedge
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7 entriesancient cuneiformcuneiform inscriptioncuneiform scriptcuneiform signcuneiform tabletcuneiform textcuneiform writing
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3 entriescuneiform scriptcuneiform tabletcuneiform writing
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The cuneiform script was used for more than 22 centuries.
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It is in the cuneiform records of Babylonia that we catch the first glimpse of the early history of Canaan.
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About midway across the larger log a cuneiform notch or cut about six inches deep was made.
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