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2 days ago · Sumerian (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: Emeg̃ir, lit. '' native language '') is the language of ancient Sumer. It is one of the oldest attested languages, dating back to at least 2900 BC. It is accepted to be a local language isolate and to have been spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, in the area that is modern-day Iraq .
2 days ago · Cuneiform is the earliest known writing system [6] [7] and was originally developed to write the Sumerian language of southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq ). Over the course of its history, cuneiform was adapted to write a number of languages in addition to Sumerian.
- left-to-right
- (Proto-writing)Cuneiform
- Cuneiform
Apr 25, 2024 · JSesh is a free, open source, editor for ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts. Knowledge and Power in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. With the kind permission of the authors and the Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, this project brings together translations and transliterations of 1600 texts.
- Sohaib Baig
- 2008
May 15, 2024 · Writing, the graphic representation of human language, was devised first in the ancient Near East, in the centuries just prior to 3000 BCE, by the Sumerians in the far south of Mesopotamia, in what is now Iraq, and by the Egyptians in the northeastern corner of the African continent.
May 1, 2024 · Online Version 3.0 of the Sumerian lexicon: a dictionary guide to the ancient Sumerian language / edited, compiled, and arranged by John Alan Halloran (Hatcher Graduate PJ 4037 .H35 2006). Also available for PDF download.
Apr 26, 2024 · Incredible Ancient Texts #6. The Sumerian King List. The Sumerian King List, an ancient manuscript recorded in the Sumerian language, lists kings of Sumer from Sumerian and neighboring dynasties along with their supposed reign lengths and the locations of “official” kingship.
