Cuneiform Translator
The world’s oldest writing system, one sign per letter.
A simplified A-Z chart built from genuine Sumerian syllable signs - not scholarly transliteration.
CUNEIFORM
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THE HISTORY ◢
Cuneiform, developed by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3200 BC, is among the earliest known writing systems. Scribes pressed a wedge-shaped reed stylus into wet clay - "cuneiform" means "wedge-shaped" - to record everything from epic poetry to rations of beer.
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