Learn how to write in Cuneiform.

For best results, use a fountain pen with a soft nib that you can press a little for the beginning of the symbol and release the pressure as you draw the straight tail of the symbol. Practice with a pencil until you get good at it. It is very cool to learn!

Professor of Hittite and Anatolian Languages, Theo van den Hout, tells us about young ancient mesopotamian scribes and shows how cuneiform in Mesopotamia developed.
 

Here is a beautiful demonstration on how to write cuneiform by Soleil Delshad . In a way, by keeping the ancient script alive, we are keeping the ancient civilizations from turning to dust...

The cuneiform alphabet.
 Learn about cuneiform writing and what Sumerian cuneiform is.
Cuneiform script is one of the oldest known writing forms. It emerged in ‘Sumer’ and is also known as the ‘sumerian cuneiform’. Sumer is a region located in Southern Iraq. The script emerged from 30th century BC and was used simply to write the Sumerian language. Cuneiform developed and swept, moving from Sumer to areas such as the middle east and Egypt. 
Each letter in cuneiform is made from wedged-shaped strokes that are inscribed on clay or sometimes other materials such as wax, stone or metal.

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Use the key below to work out your name!

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Learn to Write your name in Cuneiform

use it to write a secret language with your friends!

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