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Definition of Cuneiforms

Cuneiform
Cuneiform Cu*ne"i*form (k?-n?"?-f?rm), Cuniform Cu"ni*form (k?"n?-f?rm), a. [L. cuneus a wedge + -form: cf. F. cunei-forme. See Coin.] 1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded. 2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them. ``A cuneiform scholar.' --Rawlinson.
Cuneiform
Cuneiform Cu*ne"i*form, Cuniform Cu"ni*form, n. 1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 2. (Anat.) (a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform, mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively. (b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.

Meaning of Cuneiforms from wikipedia

- to read cuneiform may have persisted until the third century AD. Old Persian cuneiform syllabary (circa 500 BC) The complexity of cuneiforms prompted...
- cuboid bone. There are three cuneiform bones: The medial cuneiform (also known as first cuneiform) is the largest of the cuneiforms. It is situated at the medial...
- the surface of the mucous membrane, i.e. cuneiform tubercle. Covered by the aryepiglottic folds, the cuneiforms form the lateral aspect of the laryngeal...
- the first cuneiform; the second is deeply wedged in between the first and third cuneiforms articulating by its base with the second cuneiform; the third...
- The cuneiform an sign (or sumerogram AN, in Akkadian consisting of ASH 𒀸 and MAŠ 𒈦), is a common, multi-use sign, a syllabic for an, and an alphabetic...
- article contains cuneiform script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. The Hittites...
- cuneiforms. In effect the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs was thus decisive in confirming the first steps of the decipherment of the cuneiform script...
- Look up cuneiform in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cuneiform is an ancient writing system originating in Mesopotamia. Cuneiform (from the Latin word...
- Louvre - AO29560 Five day ration list - Jemdet Nasr Numerical and proto cuneiforms tablets - Oriental Institute Clay tablet, lexical text, listing 58 different...
- medial cuneiform, and to a small extent to the intermediate cuneiform. the second with all three cuneiforms. the third with the lateral cuneiform. the fourth...