Tag: cuneiform

22 OCT 2025 · 3 MIN

First Assyrian Cuneiform Inscription from First Temple Period Discovered in Jerusalem

A fragment of pottery no bigger than a coin has revealed something Jerusalem has never seen before. The 2.5-centimeter shard bears Akkadian cuneiform script—an Assyrian inscription from roughly 2,700 years ago, marking…

11 NOV 2024 · 3 MIN

Ancient Cylinder Seals May Have Led to the First Writing

Writing is one of the most important inventions in the entire history of civilization. The ability to record conversations, agreements and stories is literally what separates history from prehistory, and those civilizations…