Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

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"Cyprus kept its old Bronze Age system [of writing] for well over a thousand ... which may have influenced Mesopotamian cuneiform. The proto-Sinaitic script was widely thought to be the oldest ...

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What is Cuneiform Cuneiform is a writing system from Mesopotamia that rivals hieroglyphs in its antiquity. Ancient documents penned in cuneiform include everything from mundane business records to the ...