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No. It began as a pictographic system, and evolved into a syllabary.

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Which culture is correctly matched with the form of writing it used Egyptian cuneiform Phoenician heiroglyphics sumerian alphabet akkadian cuneiform?

Egyptian - hieroglyphics, Phoenician - alphabet, Sumerian - cuneiform, Akkadian - cuneiform.


Did Sumerian writing develop from pictographs to cuneiform to an alphabet?

Sumerian writing used cuneiform (Latin: "wedge-shaped") characters that had developed from pictographs. This system never developed into an alphabet while it was being used to write Sumerian, or most of the other languages that adopted cuneiform writing (e.g., Akkadian and Old Persian). However, a true alphabet of cuneiform symbols was developed by the people of Ugarit to write their language, which was related to Hebrew. (Strictly speaking, Ugaritic cuneiform employed an abjad, which is a term for an alphabetic system that lacks vowels.)


How are the Phoenician alphabet and cuneiform writting different?

the Phoenician alphabet had symbols to represent consonant sounds, like the alphabet we have now. Cuneiform has symbols to represent full words, not consonant sounds, so it's a lot harder to learn.


What new kind of writing replaced cuneiform in ancient civilizations?

The new kind of writing that replaced cuneiform in ancient civilizations was the alphabet.


What are advantages that the phoenician alphabet have over cuneiform?

The Phoenician alphabet is simpler and more concise than cuneiform, which had hundreds of characters. This made the Phoenician alphabet easier to learn and more adaptable for different languages. Additionally, the Phoenician alphabet was more portable, as it could be easily written and inscribed on various surfaces.

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What are facts about ancient Mesopotamia alphabet facts?

One fact is that the alphabet was easier than cuneiform.


Which culture is correctly matched with the form of writing it used Egyptian cuneiform Phoenician heiroglyphics sumerian alphabet akkadian cuneiform?

Egyptian - hieroglyphics, Phoenician - alphabet, Sumerian - cuneiform, Akkadian - cuneiform.


How you write bit in cuneiform?

You can't. That was not one of their words. Cuneiform is not an alphabet.


When was the first Mesopotamia alphabet?

Cuneiform


What is a set of letters that can be used to form words in written language?

Cuneiform?


What is AAS in Cuneiform?

Cuneiform consists of signs, each meaning a word. There is no alphabet.


What was the original Mesopotamia alphabet was called?

Cuneiform


What ancient alphabet is our modern-day English alphabet ORIGINALLY based on?

Cuneiform


Can you give me the complete cuneiform alphabet?

Try this site: http://www.geocities.com/trpjwig/cuneiform/cuneiform.html


How are the Phoenician alphabet and cuneiform same?

Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to master.


How was the Greek alphabet different from the Phoenician alphabet?

That cuneiform are pictures and the other one are typ of kind of like leters and pictures


What Cuneiforms patterns are like your alphabet?

The Old Persian alphabet was written in a simplified cuneiform. It formed a semi-alphabetic syllabary.The Ugaritic language was written using the Ugaritic alphabet, a standard Semitic style alphabet (an abjad) written using the cuneiform method.But Cuneiform patterns have no resemblances to any form of alphabetic writing used today.