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cuneiform

/kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm/ /kjuːˈni.ə.fɔɹm/

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noun

Клинопись

An 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.

Examples :

"The museum exhibit displayed a clay tablet covered in ancient cuneiform. "

На музейной выставке был представлен глиняный табличка, покрытый древней клинописью.

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noun

Клиновидная кость

A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the X-ray to check for any fractures in the patient's cuneiform. "

Врач осмотрел рентгеновский снимок, чтобы проверить наличие переломов в клиновидной кости пациента.

anatomy body part

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adjective

Клинописный

Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.

Examples :

"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. "

Древние шумеры писали на глиняных табличках клинописным письмом, где каждый символ формировался путем вдавливания клиновидного стилуса в мягкую глину.

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adjective

Написанный клинописью

Written in the cuneiform writing system.

Examples :

"The clay tablet contained cuneiform writing, which scholars are still working to decipher. "

Глиняная табличка содержала текст, написанный клинописью, который ученые до сих пор пытаются расшифровать.

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