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1 day ago · An extract from the Cyrus Cylinder (lines 15–21), giving the genealogy of Cyrus the Great and an account of his capture of Babylon in 539 BC. The cuneiform sign "EN", for "Lord" or "Master": the evolution from the pictograph of a throne circa 3000 BC, followed by simplification and rotation down to circa 600 BC.
- List of Cuneiform Signs
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- Proto-Writing
Proto-writing consists of visible marks communicating...
- Ugaritic Alphabet
The Ugaritic writing system is a Cuneiform Abjad,...
- List of Cuneiform Signs
16 hours ago · Toronto. Skyline of Toronto. The national capital is Ottawa, Canada’s fourth largest city. It lies some 250 miles (400 km) northeast of Toronto and 125 miles (200 km) west of Montreal, respectively Canada’s first and second cities in terms of population and economic, cultural, and educational importance. The third largest city is Vancouver ...
6 days ago · Ancient Authors, by Date. This list is derived from the List of sources and translations and so it has the same scope: it includes all Greek and Latin authors, who wrote before 200 A.D. and have been translated into English, together with a selection of authors from after 200 A.D. If the name of the author is unknown, the book title is shown ...
2 days ago · Indigenous peoples in Canada (also known as Aboriginals) [2] are the indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada. They comprise the First Nations, [3] Inuit [4] and Métis. [5] Although "Indian" is a term still commonly used in legal documents, the descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada, and most consider ...
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1 day ago · 8th century BC: founded as Phoenician Melite. Derbent: Caucasus Russia: 8th century BC Continuously inhabited since the 8th century BC, it was a part of Caucasian Albania that became a satrap of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Lisbon: Lusitania Portugal: 8th century BC: Roman city of Olisipo. Phoenician settlement since as early as 1200 BC.
2 days ago · The Akkadian Empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries BC, following the conquests by its founder Sargon of Akkad. Under Sargon and his successors, the Akkadian language was briefly imposed on neighboring conquered states such as Elam and Gutium.
1 day ago · The first known inks were made by the Chinese, and date back to the 23rd century B.C. They used natural plant dyes and minerals such as graphite ground with water and applied with an ink brush. Early Chinese inks similar to the modern inkstick have been found dating to about 256 BC at the end of the Warring States period.
