Hacker NewsOct 9, 2025

How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World

https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/how-to-write-in-cuneiform-the-oldest-writing-system.html

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How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World: A Short Introduction

Teaching child visitors how to write their names using an unfamiliar or antique alphabet is a favorite activity of museum educators, but Dr. Irving Finkel, a cuneiform expert who specializes in ancient Mesopotamian medicine and magic, has grander designs.

Open Culture
Hacker NewsFeb 26, 2025
Tom Stevenson on the deciphering of Linear Elamite — https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n04/tom-stevenson/beyond-mesopotamia
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Tom Stevenson · Beyond Mesopotamia: Linear Elamite Deciphered

Three things are necessary to decipher ancient writing. You need lots of examples of the script. You need a good...

London Review of Books
Good News CommunityDec 22, 2024

Archaeologists in Georgia discovered a mysterious stone tablet about the size of an iPad in Bashplemi Lake. It has a unique script with 39 characters across 60 inscriptions. Experts believe this discovery could reveal new insights into the history of writing in the region.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-tablet-etched-with-mysterious-language-found-in-georgia

Ancient Tablet Etched With Mysterious Language Found in Georgia

A few years ago, late in the fall of 2021, locals fishing Georgia's Bashplemi Lake in the municipality of Dmanisi came across a long-forgotten piece of history – a small stone tablet inscribed with dozens of mysterious symbols.

ScienceAlert
Martine Mussies Oct 22, 2024

I had the honour of contributing a guest blog for the OG(H)AM Project of the University of Glasgow! In my post, I explore the fascinating intersection of history and mythology by looking at Ogham, the ancient Celtic script, and its surprising role in Alfred the Great fanfiction. 📜✨👑

https://ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/2024/10/21/exploring-ogham-in-alfred-the-great-fanfiction-a-fusion-of-history-and-mythology/

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Exploring Ogham in Alfred the Great Fanfiction: A Fusion of History and Mythology – OG(H)AM

The Times of Central AsiaOct 11, 2024
Scientists Attempt to Unlock the Secrets of Turkic Runes in Altai https://timesca.com/scientists-attempt-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-turkic-runes-in-altai/ #TurkicRunes #Altai #AncientScripts #Linguistics #CulturalHeritage #Archaeology #Runology #HistoricalResearch #TurkicStudies #AltaiHistory #Eurasia #CentralAsia
Scientists Attempt to Unlock the Secrets of Turkic Runes in Altai - The Times Of Central Asia

Russian scientists have started deciphering unique Turkic runic inscriptions in Altai, dating back to the VI-X centuries AD.

The Times Of Central Asia
eSagan 🇮🇳Feb 10, 2020

A proposed connection between the Brahmi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmi_script) and Indus scripts, made in the 19th century by Alexander Cunningham.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmi_script#/media/File:Brahmi_and_Indus_seal_proposed_connection.jpg

Evidence for a continuity between Indus and #Brahmi has also been seen in graphic similarities between Brahmi and the late Indus script, where the ten most common ligatures correspond with the form of one of the ten most common glyphs in Brahmi.[81] There is also corresponding evidence of continuity in the use of numerals.[82]
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Brahmi script - Wikipedia