Cuneiform is the earliest known writing system [5][6] and was originally developed to write the Sumerian language of southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Over the course of its history, …

Nov 27, 2025 · 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 …

Nov 17, 2022 · Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia circa 3500 BCE.

Cuneiform 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 …

Jul 27, 2025 · Before the age of paper and print, when history was passed from mouth to mouth and memory held society’s laws and stories, a revolutionary system emerged from the ancient …

May 26, 2021 · Cuneiform was a writing system invented by the ancient Sumer people of the Mesopotamian region (ancient Middle East). According to historians, this form of writing …

Feb 23, 2025 · Cuneiform is one of the earliest systems of writing, developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3200 BCE. It is characterized by its wedge-shaped marks …

Feb 4, 2025 · Cuneiform is defined as a system of writing that employs wedge-shaped marks made on clay tablets. It is recognized as one of the earliest writing systems, emerging in …

The cuneiform script (kjuːˈniːəfɔrm) is the earliest known form of written expression. As such, those writings that remain are communications from peoples long gone from the earth. …

The word cuneiform comes from the Latin cuneus, meaning “wedge.” This style of writing used a wedge-shaped stylus to make impressions on primarily clay, but also on stone, metal, and wax.