cuneiform Definition
cu·nei·form (kyo̵̅o̅ nē′ə fôrm′, kyo̵̅o̅′nē ə-)
adjective
- wedge-shaped
- designating the characters in ancient Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions, or the inscriptions themselves
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.
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