Front view of the clay tablet
Back view of the clay tablet
The teacher’s writing
This clay tablet from about 1900 – 1700 BC has a teacher’s writing on one side and the student’s version on the other. Notice how the appearance of cuneiform has changed over time.
The student’s copy
Visitor trying out cuneiform writing
A young visitor to the British Museum trying out cuneiform writing.
Cuneiform symbol for barley
Source: mesopotamia.co.uk
The story of how the cuneiform symbol for barley changed over time.
Visit the site http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/story/sto_set.htmlMesopotamian scribes
Source: mesopotamia.co.uk
The work of Mesopotamian scribes.
Visit the site http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/explore/exp_set.htmlInteractive game with cuneiform tablets
Source: mesopotamia.co.uk
A challenging interactive game where students have to try to fit together broken cuneiform tablets.
Visit the site http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/challenge/cha_set.htmlWrite your name in cuneiform
Source: penn.museum
Webpage where you can write your name in cuneiform.
Visit the site http://www.penn.museum/cgi/cuneiform.cgiEarly cuneiform tablets
Source: cuneiform.library.cornell.edu
More early cuneiform tablets – click and click again to get a large image.
Visit the site http://cuneiform.library.cornell.edu/collections/archaic/overviewThe evolution of signs into developed cuneiform
Source: ancientscripts.com
Some useful examples of the evolution of signs into developed cuneiform
Visit the site http://www.ancientscripts.com/Sumern.htmlWriting in Iraq from Sumer to the Islamic period
Source: ashmolean.museum
An overview of writing in Iraq from Sumer to the Islamic period, with objects to investigate.
Visit the site http://www.ashmolean.museum/ash/amps/iraq-navel/writing.htmOutside the classroom
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Source: ashmolean.org
Visit the site http://www.ashmolean.org/Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Source: fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Visit the site www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.ukManchester Museum
Source: museum.manchester.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/British Museum
Source: britishmuseum.org
Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org/