cuneiform
/kjuːˈniːəfɔːrm/
noun
- An ancient system of writing using wedge-shaped marks, used in Mesopotamia and Persia.
- The museum displayed a clay tablet covered in cuneiform from ancient Sumer.
- Scholars spent years deciphering the cuneiform on the royal inscription.
- She studied cuneiform to read the original Epic of Gilgamesh.
adjective
- Wedge-shaped; relating to or written in cuneiform script.
- The cuneiform characters were carefully pressed into the wet clay.
- Archaeologists found cuneiform tablets in the ruins of the library.
- The cuneiform shape of the tool made it ideal for carving.