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Sumerian cuneiform was important because it was one of the earliest forms of writing. It enabled the Sumerians form the first cities and urban cultures.

It also was important because cuneiform was adopted by the cultures that came after the Sumerians, such as the Akkadians. As such, cuneiform was the principal writing system used in the middle east for millennium.

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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.


How do you use sumerian in a sentence?

You can use Sumerian in a sentence by incorporating Sumerian vocabulary or names. For example, "Inanna was a prominent goddess in Sumerian mythology." You can also refer to historical events or concepts related to the Sumerian civilization, such as "The city-state of Ur was an important center in Sumerian society."


What IndoEuropean invader adopted Sumerian cuneiform and laws?

The Indo-European invader that adopted Sumerian cuneiform and laws was the Babylonians. They took over the region of Mesopotamia, including the city of Babylon, and integrated elements of Sumerian culture into their own, such as the writing system and legal traditions.


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.)


What direction was Sumerian cuneiform written?

Sumerian cuneiform was typically written from left to right in horizontal lines. However, it could also be written in vertical columns, going from top to bottom, or even in a combination of both directions.