Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒂍</p><p>Reading: e₂<br>Meaning: house, temple</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a></p>
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#cuneiform
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Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒀭</p><p>Reading: diĝir<br>Meaning: god</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/deadLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Sumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumer</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒋻</p><p>Reading: tar</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Babylon</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒋛</p><p>Reading: si</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/deadLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Echo Zebra<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://archaeo.social/@sumerian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sumerian</span></a></span> </p><p>On of the most concrete cuneiform signs. In addition to niĝ₂ "thing" it has the meanings ĝa₂/ĝar (put / place) and ninda (bread), among others.</p><p>Why these meanings?</p><p>The sign as above is developed from the archaic sign (<a href="https://github.com/cdli-gh/proto-cuneiform_signs/blob/main/archsigns/GAR.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/cdli-gh/proto-cunei</span><span class="invisible">form_signs/blob/main/archsigns/GAR.jpg</span></a>). Since the orientation of the signs changed in the early days you need rotate them 90° to the right to understand what it depicts.</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Sumerian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumerian</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒀉</p><p>Reading: a₂</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Akkad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akkad</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒋗</p><p>Reading: šu<br>Meaning: hand</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/deadLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒈠</p><p>Reading: ma</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Sumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumer</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒉌</p><p>Reading: ni</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/deadLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Babylon</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒊑</p><p>Reading: re<br>Meaning: that</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It. In the 1850s, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> was just a series of baffling scratches on clay, waiting to spill the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mystery-worlds-oldest-writing-system-remained-unsolved-until-four-scholars-raced-decipher-it-180985954/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/history/mys</span><span class="invisible">tery-worlds-oldest-writing-system-remained-unsolved-until-four-scholars-raced-decipher-it-180985954/</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Smithsonianmag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Smithsonianmag</span></a></span></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒂼</p><p>Reading: ama<br>Meaning: mother</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/deadLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Akkad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akkad</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒌫</p><p>Reading: ur₂<br>Meaning: root, trunk</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒅈</p><p>Reading: ar<br>Meaning: praise</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/deadLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Sumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumer</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒆠</p><p>Reading: ki<br>Meaning: place, earth</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Babylon</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒁉</p><p>Reading: be₂<br>Meaning: its</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/deadLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
stefani<p>Cuneiforms: New digital tool for translating ancient texts</p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326123733.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedaily.com/releases/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/250326123733.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cuneiform</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hattusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hattusa</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒋧</p><p>Reading: šum₂<br>Meaning: to give</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumerology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Akkad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akkad</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a></p>
Petros Koutoupis<p>🤔</p><p><a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/historymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historymatters</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/historylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historylovers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/historyfacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyfacts</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancient</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/ancienthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancienthistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/historymemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historymemes</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/sumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.koutoupis.com/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a></p>
Hubert Mara<p>The number of CC-BY-SA <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tablets</span></a> just got bigger by 44. Also having <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IIIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IIIF</span></a> manifests and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3D</span></a>/PLYs. Also the first time that Luis Sáenz as an assyriologist collected and prepared the dataset :) Steffen Bauer, Heidelberg and Timo Homburg, Mainz supported the work on the technical side.</p><p><a href="https://heidicon.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/search?ot=objekte&p=1,574" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heidicon.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/</span><span class="invisible">search?ot=objekte&p=1,574</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vis.social/@aboutgeo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aboutgeo</span></a></span></p>
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