Tens of thousands of cuneiform tablets ... it would dramatically hasten the translation process - ultimately giving the world ...

The book is Hammer’s account of the deciphering of cuneiform, the oldest known writing system. Cuneiform was invented in around 3400 BC in Mesopotamia. It was used for… ...

For centuries, the study of cuneiform—the world’s oldest known writing system—relied on ... a lot of work and a great deal of ...