#cuneiform — Public Fediverse posts

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Reading: tur
Meaning: small, young

#cuneiform #assyriology #deadLanguage #Sumer #research

𒁕

Reading: da
Meaning: arm

#cuneiform #sumerology #civilisation #Sumer #learning

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Reading: nita
Meaning: man, male

#cuneiform #assyriology #deadLanguage #Sumer #education

The time between now and Hypertext’s invention is longer than the time between it and the adoption of cuneiform on clay.

#history #writing #cuneiform #hypertext #typography

Voices In Clay - with Dr. Irving Finkel Inside The British Museum - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shiB3QXDqUU

He is great to listen to. I have a playlist even ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-aKLEHpdXVa73G0TNQFRPGGNMC70VHOv

#History #Archeology #Assyria #Mesopotamia #Cuneiform

Voices In Clay - with Dr. Irving Finkel Inside The British Museum - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shiB3QXDqUU

He is great to listen to. I have a playlist even ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-aKLEHpdXVa73G0TNQFRPGGNMC70VHOv

#History #Archeology #Assyria #Mesopotamia #Cuneiform

Two new books arrived in the mail today. A book on Cuneiform by Irvinf afinkel, and a Swedish translation of Snorre Sturlasson’s Edda.

#books #OldNorse #Cuneiform

How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World

https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/how-to-write-in-cuneiform-the-oldest-writing-system.html

#HackerNews #Cuneiform #Writing #AncientScripts #WritingSkills #HistoryOfWriting #Linguistics

How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World

https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/how-to-write-in-cuneiform-the-oldest-writing-system.html

#HackerNews #Cuneiform #Writing #AncientScripts #WritingSkills #HistoryOfWriting #Linguistics

How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World

https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/how-to-write-in-cuneiform-the-oldest-writing-system.html

#HackerNews #Cuneiform #Writing #AncientScripts #WritingSkills #HistoryOfWriting #Linguistics

How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World

https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/how-to-write-in-cuneiform-the-oldest-writing-system.html

#HackerNews #Cuneiform #Writing #AncientScripts #WritingSkills #HistoryOfWriting #Linguistics

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Hackaday Links: September 7, 2025 - Two weeks ago, it was holographic cops. This week, it’s humanoid robot doctors. Or... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/07/hackaday-links-september-7-2025/ #hackadaycolumns #anthropomorphic #hackadaylinks #mesopotamia #blockchain #cuneiform #asciiart #humanoid #universe #android #optimus #slider #airbus #atlas #tesla #moon

Monday Miscellany!

This week:
- #Gospel as #good news
- #John 20 and #Jesus' #resurrection
- attitudes about #constants
- #Bible readings
- #cuneiform
- Book reviews: #Qu'ran in context, #snakes

Please read, share, and subscribe!

https://open.substack.com/pub/deverbovitae/p/monday-miscellany-bb5?r=14n9qk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Monday Miscellany!

This week:
- #Gospel as #good news
- #John 20 and #Jesus' #resurrection
- attitudes about #constants
- #Bible readings
- #cuneiform
- Book reviews: #Qu'ran in context, #snakes

Please read, share, and subscribe!

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Monday Miscellany!

This week:
- #Gospel as #good news
- #John 20 and #Jesus' #resurrection
- attitudes about #constants
- #Bible readings
- #cuneiform
- Book reviews: #Qu'ran in context, #snakes

Please read, share, and subscribe!

https://open.substack.com/pub/deverbovitae/p/monday-miscellany-bb5?r=14n9qk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Monday Miscellany!

This week:
- #Gospel as #good news
- #John 20 and #Jesus' #resurrection
- attitudes about #constants
- #Bible readings
- #cuneiform
- Book reviews: #Qu'ran in context, #snakes

Please read, share, and subscribe!

https://open.substack.com/pub/deverbovitae/p/monday-miscellany-bb5?r=14n9qk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

On the anniversary of one of my favorite heist #papyri, I wonder: anyone know if there’s any good heists documented in #cuneiform?

A #review of a couple of #books on the invention of the #alphabet in #scripts used for #writing:

"Alphabet Politics", The New York Review (https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/01/19/alphabet-politics-the-greatest-invention-silvia-ferrara/ or https://archive.is/rfWaQ).

#History #Elamite #LinearElamite #Akkadian #Cuneiform #Script #Language #BookReview

Ready and waiting for the 2022 #VeenhofLecture, organised by #NINO the Netherlands Institute for the Near East in cooperation with #RMO the National Museum of Antiquities. Eleanor Robson, Professor of Ancient Middle Eastern History at University College London, will speak about "Access to knowledge in #cuneiform culture - case studies from #TellKhaiber and #Kish".
https://www.nino-leiden.nl/event/veenhof-lecture-access-to-knowledge-in-cuneiform-culture