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cuneiform: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Lingua Franca - Cuneiform in Melbourne. | Jan 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The Forum - Unlocking the mysteries of cuneiform tablets. | Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Hamburg - The decipherment of cuneiform writing: A complex matter! | Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Cuneiform. | Sep 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Deciphering Cuneiform: Helping Scholars to Get a Handle on Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. | Mar 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Cuneiform. | Mar 13, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Mar 07, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - How Writing Changed the World. | Jan 25, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Cuneiform Writing. | Jan 23, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Michigan Tech Dept. of Humanities - Cuneiform Writing. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Oxford - Cuneiform Writing. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Oxford - Cuneiform Writing. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Michigan Tech Dept. of Humanities - Cuneiform Writing. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Omniglot - Sumerian. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Omniglot - Sumerian. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Table illustrating the development of cuneiform added. | Jul 13, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | May 11, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: World History International - Cuneiform. | Sep 19, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Livius - Mesopotamia Chronicles. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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