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

They assessed how much information the signs could potentially convey and compared that capacity with early cuneiform and modern writing.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Inscribed in cuneiform script, it outlines the rights granted by Cyrus to his subjects in Babylon.

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

Besides Sumerian cuneiform, the other certain instance of independent origins of writing in human history comes from Native American societies of Mesoamerica, probably southern Mexico.

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