大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「Originating before 3,200 BC, cuneiform script is – as far as we know – the oldest form of writing in the world. The characteristic wedge-shaped strokes that make up the signs give the writing its modern name – cuneiform means ‘wedge-shaped’ (from the Latin cuneus for ‘wedge’). In our latest blog, curator Irving Finkel teaches you how to master the ancient Mesopotamian script using just a lolly (popsicle) stick and a piece of clay – link in bio. Learn more with ‘cuneiform’, written by curators Irving Finkel and Jonathan Taylor. Buy the book via the link in our bio – every purchase supports the Museum. 🔎 The Flood Tablet. Fragment of a clay tablet with part of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Assyrian, 7th century BC. #Cuneiform #Assyrian #IrvingFinkel #BritishMuseum #MuseumFromHome」1月22日 1時36分