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For centuries, scholars have puzzled over the origins of the world’s first writing system. Now, a study by Italian researchers reveals that some of these earliest proto-cuneiform signs may have ...

Study of ancient cuneiform cylinders reveals how Nebuchadnezzar II restored Kish’s ziggurat and linked his rule to Babylon’s ...

Digital Clay: Cuneiform languages represent the earliest known writing systems in human history. The Sumerians used this method by making indentations in clay tablets, a practice later adopted by ...