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Which group came up with cuneiform?
mesopotamia
How was hieroglyphic different from your writing today from what cuneiform used by Mesopotamians?
it had picture symbols and ours today has no picture symbols. it different from cuneiform becuse cuneiform has more lettter symbols thhen picture
What are the different types of cuneiform writing?
There are three main types of cuneiform script: logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic. Logographic cuneiform uses symbols to represent whole words, syllabic cuneiform uses symbols to represent syllables, and alphabetic cuneiform uses symbols to represent individual sounds.
Did Cuneiform consists of symbols to make groups of wedges and lines?
Yes, Cuneiform writing system consisted of symbols made up of wedges and lines that represented sounds, syllables, or words. These symbols were impressed onto clay tablets using a reed stylus.
How many symbols are in the cuneiform?
There are around 1,000 unique cuneiform symbols that were used in ancient Mesopotamia for writing various languages like Sumerian and Akkadian.
What was the Mesopotamia's wedge shape writing called?
The Sumerians used cuneiform. Cuneiform is 8,000 years old.
What did the symbols in the cuneiform system represent?
They represent syllables or words.
What symbols did the Babylonians use for numbers?
They used cuneiform numbers.
How many cuneiform symbols were there?
It started out as 2000 symbols, but was brought down to 700, because new symbols were invented that replaced many other ones, other symbols were combined.
What written language came after cuneiform?
The written language that came after cuneiform was hieroglyphics, used by the ancient Egyptians. It began to develop around 3200 BCE, shortly after cuneiform script.
How many characters does cuneiform have?
Cuneiform has over 1,000 individual characters that make up its script, including logograms, syllabic signs, and determinatives. Each character represents a morpheme or a combination of sounds in the Sumerian, Akkadian, or other languages written in cuneiform.
What did cuneiform look like?
Cuneiform is a system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols, appearing as abstract drawings on clay tablets. The symbols represented a combination of sounds, concepts, or objects, and were typically pressed into soft clay with a stylus. Each symbol signified a syllable or specific word.
