Haytham 𐩠𐩺𐩻𐩣 هيثم
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Well, now. Look what I got for my birthday 😁
February 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Well, now. Look what I got for my birthday 😁
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But how do we know the pronunciation of numbers in Akkadian?
Partly thanks to ancient schools! In ancient Mesopotamia, kids went to school to learn cuneiform, from basic signs to complex math, contracts, proverbs, and more.
Some of their word lists preserve number pronunciations.
Partly thanks to ancient schools! In ancient Mesopotamia, kids went to school to learn cuneiform, from basic signs to complex math, contracts, proverbs, and more.
Some of their word lists preserve number pronunciations.
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
But how do we know the pronunciation of numbers in Akkadian?
Partly thanks to ancient schools! In ancient Mesopotamia, kids went to school to learn cuneiform, from basic signs to complex math, contracts, proverbs, and more.
Some of their word lists preserve number pronunciations.
Partly thanks to ancient schools! In ancient Mesopotamia, kids went to school to learn cuneiform, from basic signs to complex math, contracts, proverbs, and more.
Some of their word lists preserve number pronunciations.