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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…

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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." Osage Tribe, Ancient Sumerian, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Symbols, Mesopotamia, A Circle, Ancient Civilizations, Gods And Goddesses, Inspiration Board

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."

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