Cuneiform
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| + | "The history of the various [[primitive graphic system]]s, such as the [[Chinese]], the [[Cuneiform]], or the [[Egyptian]], shows that the [[art of writing]] has invariably begun with [[hieroglyph]]ic [[ideogram]]s, slowly developed into [[Phonogram (linguistics)|phonograms]], and passing gradually through [[Syllabary |syllabism]] towards [[alphabet]]ism, the successive stages of the process occupying in every instance vast periods of time."--''[[The History of the Alphabet]]'' (1899) by Isaac Taylor | ||
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| '''Cuneiform script''' is the earliest known [[writing system]] in the world. Cuneiform writing emerged in the [[Sumerian civilization]] of southern [[Iraq]] around the [[34th century BC]] during the middle [[Uruk period]], beginning as a [[pictography|pictographic]] system of writing. Cuneiform was the most widespread and historically significant writing system in the [[Ancient Near East]]. | '''Cuneiform script''' is the earliest known [[writing system]] in the world. Cuneiform writing emerged in the [[Sumerian civilization]] of southern [[Iraq]] around the [[34th century BC]] during the middle [[Uruk period]], beginning as a [[pictography|pictographic]] system of writing. Cuneiform was the most widespread and historically significant writing system in the [[Ancient Near East]]. | ||
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| + | * [[Journal of Cuneiform Studies]] | ||
| + | * [[List of cuneiform signs]] | ||
| + | * [[Old Persian cuneiform]] | ||
| + | * [[Ugaritic alphabet]] | ||
| + | *[[Elamite cuneiform]] | ||
| + | *[[Hittite cuneiform]] | ||
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"The history of the various primitive graphic systems, such as the Chinese, the Cuneiform, or the Egyptian, shows that the art of writing has invariably begun with hieroglyphic ideograms, slowly developed into phonograms, and passing gradually through syllabism towards alphabetism, the successive stages of the process occupying in every instance vast periods of time."--The History of the Alphabet (1899) by Isaac Taylor |
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Cuneiform script is the earliest known writing system in the world. Cuneiform writing emerged in the Sumerian civilization of southern Iraq around the 34th century BC during the middle Uruk period, beginning as a pictographic system of writing. Cuneiform was the most widespread and historically significant writing system in the Ancient Near East.
See also
- Journal of Cuneiform Studies
- List of cuneiform signs
- Old Persian cuneiform
- Ugaritic alphabet
- Elamite cuneiform
- Hittite cuneiform
