CUNEIFORMIST Definition & Meaning

cuneiformist

[ kyoo-nee-uh-fawr-mist, kyoo-nee-uh- ]

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noun

a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cuneiformist¹

First recorded in 1880–85; cuneiform + -ist

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The French cuneiformist inspired him to study for a doctorate at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, where he mulled a career as a schoolteacher while deepening his knowledge of Sumerian script.

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