Word · Frequency #43044
cuneiform
/ˈkjuːniifɒːm/
noun
楔形文字
An ancient writing system used in Mesopotamia, made up of wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay
- 1.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BCE, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
古代美索不达米亚的楔形文字书写系统,源于苏美尔象形文字,后演变为用芦苇笔在泥板上书写的楔形符号
- 2.
A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
楔形骨；尤指楔骨
楔状骨；古代美索不达米亚的楔形文字书写系统,源于苏美尔象形文字,后演变为用芦苇笔在泥板上书写的楔形符号；楔形骨；尤指楔骨
In use
The museum displayed a tablet inscribed with cuneiform.
Scholars spent years deciphering the ancient cuneiform.
Cuneiform was used for recording laws and literature in Mesopotamia.
Connections
Word family
- cuneiforms
- plural
Learner notes
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