Sumerian symbols

AnnunakiHistory on Instagram: “Cuneiform or Sumero-Akkadian #cuneiform, one of the earliest systems of writing, was invented by the Sumerians. It is distinguished by its…”

Mesopotamia

An In Sumerian mythology, Anu (also An; from Sumerian An, “sky, heaven”) was a sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, spirits and demons, and dwelt in the hig…

Anki is Sumerian symbol of sky

Writing - Sumerian, Cuneiform, Pictographs: The development of cuneiform from pictographs to Assyrian characters.Courtesy of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of The University of ChicagoThe outline of the development of the Sumerian writing system has been worked out by paleographers. It has long been known that the earliest writing system in the world was Sumerian script, which in its later stages was known as cuneiform. The earliest stages of development are still a matter…

Cuneiform is an ancient writing system, created when ancient civilizations needed to find a way to keep records of what happened from year to year. For example: How much grain was produced...

Form of the ancient symbol of the Mesopotamian sun-god Shamash, with alternate pointy and wavy rays. According to Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary by Jeremy Black and Anthony Green (1992, ISBN 0-292-70794-0), p. 168, it occurs "from the Akkadian down to the Neo-Babylonian period", and "The Akkadian names of the symbol were šamšatu andniphu. It was often represented on a pole as a standard."

Illustration about Ancient cuneiform assyrian or sumerian inscripton background on white background. Illustration of mesopotamia, language, assyrian - 51198813