{"id":234,"date":"2026-04-23T17:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eac\/?post_type=chapter&p=234"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:54:43","slug":"1915-139","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eac\/chapter\/1915-139\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuneiform Tablet 1915.139"},"content":{"raw":"

From Rubble to Writing<\/h1>\r\n
Cuneiform Tablet 1915.139<\/a><\/div>\r\n
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Metadata<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
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Creator<\/span><\/h2>\r\n Once Known Sumerian Scribe<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Date<\/h2>\r\nc.2800 BCE\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Culture<\/h2>\r\nMesopotamia, Sumerian\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Medium<\/h2>\r\nInscribed Clay\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Measurements<\/h2>\r\n2\" x1 7\/8\"x 1\/2\"\r\n
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Credit Line<\/h2>\r\nEducational Purchase Fund\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Description<\/h2>\r\n
A small rectangular cuneiform tablet. Crafted by scribes with soft, wet clay and a stylus, cuneiform tablets were created to record transactional information in favor of relying on memory alone. Cuneiform represents the world\u2019s first example of written language and is widely accepted by historians to be one of the most influential inventions in human history.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Fun Fact<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

\r\n\r\nCuneiform gets its name from the Latin cuneus,<\/i> meaning \u201cwedge,\u201d describing the shape of many of the characters.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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From Rubble to Writing<\/h1>\r\n

A StoryMap by Jared Howell<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/uploads.knightlab.com\/storymapjs\/f34012d1d539f37edb5ae996fe114b64\/from-rubble-to-writing\/index.html[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nOpen in New Tab<\/a>\r\n

Here is a short Kahoot quiz for teachers to use with their students, based on the above Storymap narrative!<\/h3>\r\n

Kahoot<\/a><\/h2>\r\n

Created by Jared Howell for HIS 455 \"Power, Knowledge & Gender\" at Cleveland State University, April 2026.<\/h3>","rendered":"

From Rubble to Writing<\/h1>\n
Cuneiform Tablet 1915.139<\/a><\/div>\n
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Photo Credit: Jared Howell, February 24, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Metadata<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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Creator<\/span><\/h2>\n

Once Known Sumerian Scribe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Date<\/h2>\n

c.2800 BCE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Culture<\/h2>\n

Mesopotamia, Sumerian<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Medium<\/h2>\n

Inscribed Clay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Measurements<\/h2>\n

2″ x1 7\/8″x 1\/2″<\/p>\n

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Credit Line<\/h2>\n

Educational Purchase Fund<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Description<\/h2>\n
A small rectangular cuneiform tablet. Crafted by scribes with soft, wet clay and a stylus, cuneiform tablets were created to record transactional information in favor of relying on memory alone. Cuneiform represents the world\u2019s first example of written language and is widely accepted by historians to be one of the most influential inventions in human history.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Fun Fact<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Cuneiform gets its name from the Latin cuneus,<\/i> meaning \u201cwedge,\u201d describing the shape of many of the characters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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From Rubble to Writing<\/h1>\n

A StoryMap by Jared Howell<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n