--- product_id: 25791928 title: "Cuneiform: Ancient Scripts" brand: "irving finkeljonathan taylor" price: "₱3299" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/25791928-cuneiform-ancient-scripts store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Cuneiform: Ancient Scripts **Brand:** irving finkeljonathan taylor **Price:** ₱3299 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cuneiform: Ancient Scripts by irving finkeljonathan taylor - **How much does it cost?** ₱3299 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/25791928-cuneiform-ancient-scripts) ## Best For - irving finkeljonathan taylor enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted irving finkeljonathan taylor brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Cuneiform: Ancient Scripts - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81MV7hv63ML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A great example is the simple one sound for the Sumerian ... *by F***. on Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015* Short but effective summary of just about all aspects related to cuneiform with some effective close-up illustrations of tablets. Examples of the original accounting list pictographs from 3200 BC in 300 year development of an actual writing system. Early cuneiform writing involves a mixture of consonant-vowel syllable sounds, symbols for specific words, and short words from the original Sumerian standing for longer words now pronounced in Akkadian. A great example is the simple one sound for the Sumerian word “water” which stands in for a multi-syllable Akkadian word. Everything made much more complicated today by being written in an unknown language. There are problems in that some syllables can be represented by several different signs, and some signs can represent different words or sounds. Of course, we have similar issues with modern English writing. Some suspect that the multiplicity of the same signs for different words may indicate that Sumerian was a tonal language like Chinese. Investigators are helped by the existence of scribes’ lists showing the equivalence of Sumerian and Akkadian terms. Nice illustration of how the cuneiform stylus instrument was made and how it created the wedge-shaped impressions. We hear that ink was used to annotate some tablets, and there are references to parchment cuneiform texts, too. Bricks were often stamped with cuneiform inscriptions with a kind of moveable typeset suggested by some signs being inserted in an inverted position. This kid of reverse image preparation must have been familiar from use of seal impressions but never used in any other way. Perhaps half of all existing known cuneiform tablets come from a single source – Ashurbanipal’s great archive at Nineveh. Cuneiform just barely survived into early historic times (mostly in ancient astronomical texts) so that there are useful Greek crib tablets using Greek letters to give the phonetic value of cuneiform symbols circa 100 AD to suggest what late Akkadian and Sumerian sounded like. Generally good, lengthy explanatory captions for figures, but one or two (such as the cross-section of a typical clay tablet) are hard to follow. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Gives a good insight into the Cuneiform Scripts on clay tablets. *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023* Written by two of the largest Curators of Cuneiform Tablets (British Museum) this book covers a wealth of information along with photographs of Cuneiform Tablets. If you're interested in this subject, I highly recommend it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Cuneiform *by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2023* If you are looking for a book on translation, which I originally thought, this is not, however it is a good book about every other aspect of Cuneiform and thus is a good resource in this regard. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/25791928-cuneiform-ancient-scripts](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/25791928-cuneiform-ancient-scripts) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*