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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
The Akkadians adopted the Sumerian system of writing but applied ... on 5,000-year-old clay tablets from the southern ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle9d
Unraveling the ancient past, one tablet at a time
In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...
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Akkadian Words in Modern Assyrian
The ancient Assyrian language is classified as Akkadian; it was the language of the Assyrians and Babylonians, written in Cuneiform. To facilitate administrative tasks of the Assyrian Empire Aramaic ...
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New Findings About Origins of Writing Found in Mesopotamia
New research traces Mesopotamian origins of writing back to trade symbols, shedding light on the evolution of written ...