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What is cuneiform? |
| Answer» Cuneiform Script1. Meaning: It is a script of\xa0Mesopotamia. The word ‘Cuneiform’ is derived from the Latin words cuneus, meaning ‘wedge’ and forma, meaning ‘shape’.\xa0Cuneiform letters were wedge shaped, hence, like nails.2. Uses:\xa0By 2600 BCE or so, the letters became cuneiform,\xa0and the language was Sumerian.\xa0Cuneiform writing in the Akkadian language continued in use until the first century CE, that is, for more than 2,000 years. | |