cuneiform script
C8867
concept
Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known systems of writing, developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia, characterized by wedge-shaped marks impressed on clay tablets.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cuneiform script canonical | 4 |
| Hittite text | 2 |
| Elamite cuneiform rendering | 1 |
| ancient bronze tablet | 1 |
| semi-alphabetic script | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: cuneiform script
Generated description
Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known systems of writing, developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia, characterized by wedge-shaped marks impressed on clay tablets.
Instances (8)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Old Persian cuneiform | — |
| Hittite laws | Hittite text |
| Ugaritic alphabet | — |
| Elamite cuneiform | — |
| Tabula Bantina | ancient bronze tablet |
| Urartian cuneiform | — |
| Apology of Hattusili III | Hittite text |
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Dar-ya-ma-u-iš (attested variant)
surface form:
Dar-ya-ma-u-iš
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Elamite cuneiform rendering |