Where Did Writing Come From?: The rise, fall, and rediscovery of cuneiform
By Shelby Brown
Abstract: Brown tracks the development of cuneiform writing in Mesopotamia from the pictographic phase, when it was used to manage basic administration, to the adoption of the triangular reed stylus was used to write bureaucratic and personal details on clay and other materials. She examines the use of cylinder seals and the processes by which elite schoolchildren were taught how to write in cuneiform, before providing a cursory look into the way in which cuneiform was deciphered in the modern period.
Blog post in: Getty Blogs: News and Stories, April 27, 2021.
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