Event · Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian

Cuneiform literacy ends in the first century AD; Sumerian had survived as a learned language for two thousand years after it ceased to be spoken

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A descriptive grammar of Sumerian

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Sumerian language (Wikipedia article)

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The unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Cuneiform literacy ends in the first century AD; Sumerian had survived as a learned language for two thousand years after it ceased to be spoken [Event EVT0DEDP541NTMF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDP541NTMF

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  title     = {Cuneiform literacy ends in the first century AD; Sumerian had survived as a learned language for two thousand years after it ceased to be spoken},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Event, catalog key EVT0DEDP541NTMF},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDP541NTMF}
}