How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World: A Short Introduction

Friday essay: the recovery of cuneiform, the world’s oldest known writing

Cuneiform

Discover how cuneiform writing revolutionized communication, governance, and trade in ancient Mesopotamia, laying the groundwork for documentation that shaped future civilizations and their evolution. | Anciently | Facebook

4.4K views · 75 reactions | AI is now translating ancient cuneiform tablets faster and more accurately than ever before — and the secrets it’s uncovering are rewriting what we thought we knew about early civilizations. From forgotten kingdoms to mysterious rituals, this new tech is opening a window into humanity’s oldest stories 烙 https://www.youtube.com/live/8kh5h0mvTrk?si=l4vYbbYXwNQKuoqQ | Raised By Giants | Facebook

In the ISAC tablet collection, there are thousands of cuneiform tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. In the next weeks we will open the archives to show you behind-the-scenes footage and highlight objects from our upcoming special exhibit: “Back to School in Babylonia,” opening September 21st! Over the course of a 1951–1952 joint expedition to Nippur, led by the now-ISAC and UPenn Museum, archaeologists uncovered more than 1,400 cuneiform tablets and fragments from a building now known as House F,