Cuneiform is one of the earliest writing systems in human history. Archaeologists have traced its beginnings to around 3400–3300 BC, more than 5,000 years ago. It also lasted for a remarkably long ...

Language has always been at the heart of civilisation. It not only enabled communication but also preserved culture, religion, and knowledge across generations. Some of the world’s oldest languages ...

Miguel Civil, a scholar and researcher at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, was a leading expert on the Sumerian language, the earliest known written language. “No one has known Sumerian ...