noun🔗ShareKeilschriftAn ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clay tablets."The museum exhibit displayed a clay tablet covered in ancient cuneiform. "Die Museumsausstellung zeigte eine Tontafel, die mit alter Keilschrift bedeckt war.writinghistoryarchaeologylanguageculturecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKeilbeinA wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone."The doctor examined the X-ray to check for any fractures in the patient's cuneiform. "Der Arzt untersuchte das Röntgenbild, um nach Brüchen im Keilbein des Patienten zu suchen.anatomybodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKeilförmigHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end."The ancient Sumerians wrote on clay tablets using a cuneiform script, where each character was formed by pressing a wedge-shaped stylus into the soft clay. "Die alten Sumerer schrieben auf Tontafeln mit einer keilförmigen Schrift, bei der jedes Zeichen durch das Drücken eines keilförmigen Stifts in den weichen Ton geformt wurde.archaeologywritinghistorylanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIn Keilschrift geschriebenWritten in the cuneiform writing system."The clay tablet contained cuneiform writing, which scholars are still working to decipher. "Die Tontafel enthielt in Keilschrift geschriebene Texte, deren Entzifferung die Gelehrten immer noch beschäftigt.writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading