cuneiform script; wedge-shaped writing
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cuneiform; wedge-shaped writing system developed in ancient Mesopotamia
Refers specifically to the writing systems used by Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians in ancient Mesopotamia. Also known as 钉头文字.
Xiē楔
xíng形
wén文
zì字
shì是
rén人
lèi类
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
zuì最
zǎo早
de的
wén文
zì字
xì系
tǒng统
zhī之
yī一
。
Cuneiform is one of the earliest writing systems in human history.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
pò破
yì译
xiē楔
xíng形
wén文
zì字
，
liǎo了
jiě解
le了
gǔ古
dài代
liǎng两
hé河
liú流
yù域
de的
wén文
míng明
。
Archaeologists deciphered cuneiform to understand the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
wén文
zì字
yīn因
qí其
bǐ笔
huà画
chéng呈
xiē楔
xíng形
ér而
dé得
míng名
。
This writing system got its name from its wedge-shaped strokes.