cuneiform
Pronunciation:
/kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm//kjuːˈni.ə.fɔɹm/noun
Definitions
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clay tablets.
A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
adjective
Definitions
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.