cuneiform Hear it!

cuneiform Definition

cu·nei·form (kyo̵̅o̅ nē′ə fôrm′, kyo̵̅o̅′nē ə-)

adjective

  1. wedge-shaped
  2. designating the characters in ancient Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions, or the inscriptions themselves

Etymology: < L cuneus (see cuneal) + -form

noun

cuneiform characters or inscriptions

cuneiform Usage Examples

Preposition: on

tablet: In Mesopotamia, they were written in cuneiform on clay tablets.

Adjective modifier

  • Assyrian: The letting on the seal was identified as the cursive form of ancient Assyrian cuneiform!
  • Sumerian: Back to top Scholars used the Latin noun for a wedge ( cuneus ) in calling the Sumerian writing cuneiform.
  • alphabetic: The tablets from Ugarit were found to have been written in an alphabetic cuneiform that might have preceded the Phoenician alphabet.
  • medial: A combined posterior medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy and Evans osteotomy was used, with transfer of FDL to the medial cuneiform and TA lengthening.

Modifies a noun

  • tablet: Hands-on experience with cuneiform tablets forms an important part of the program.
  • inscription: There are also two more partial cuneiform inscriptions to the right of the snake on the item offered for sale.
  • script: Recipes using garlic have been found in the cuneiform script of ancient Babylon dating back at least 5,000 years.
  • writing: However, early cuneiform writing did not usually indicate the second type of function in the writing.
  • text: He has also published a wide range of cuneiform texts.
  • sign: There are two further levels at which cuneiform signs can be described.