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cuneiform

[ kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh- ]

adjective

  1. having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
  2. composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.
  3. written in cuneiform characters:

    cuneiform inscription.

  4. Anatomy. noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus.


noun

  1. cuneiform characters or writing.
  2. a cuneiform bone.

cuneiform

/ ˈ°ìÂá³Ü˲Ôɪˌ´Úɔ˳¾ /

adjective

  1. Alsocuneal wedge-shaped
  2. of, relating to, or denoting the wedge-shaped characters employed in the writing of several ancient languages of Mesopotamia and Persia, esp Sumerian, Babylonian, etc
  3. of or relating to a tablet in which this script is employed
  4. of or relating to any of the three tarsal bones
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. cuneiform characters or writing
  2. any one of the three tarsal bones
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cuneiform1

First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin cune(us) “a wedge†+ -i- + -form
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cuneiform1

C17: probably from Old French ³¦³Ü²Ôé¾±´Ú´Ç°ù³¾±ð, from Latin cuneus wedge
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However, cuneiform clay tablets contained a wide variety of texts, such as tax lists, sales documents, prayers, literature and early historical and mathematical texts.

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This connection had been referenced in many historical sources, including the Bible, in cuneiform texts, and local traditional stories.

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To this day, my notes look like something between cuneiform and the lines from furniture on wooden floors after decades of wear and tear.

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"Up until now it has been difficult to access the content of many cuneiform tablets at once -- you sort of need to know exactly what you are looking for and where," Mara adds.

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Another set of cuneiform tablets detailed how to interpret the motion of celestial bodies.

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