Cuneiform as a robust writing tradition endured 3,000 years ... write a number of languages other than Sumerian, most notably Akkadian, a Semitic language that was the lingua franca of the ...

The Akkadians adopted the Sumerian system of writing but applied it to their own language — and Akkadian written in cuneiform became the common written language of Mesopotamia for more than ...

In the heart of the Empire "Aramaic dockets" were attached to the cuneiform tablets. Such dockets gave brief indication of names and dates and a summary of the contents which were useful to merchants.

The Akkadians adopted the Sumerian system of writing but applied it to their own language. Akkadian written in cuneiform ...

The Sumerians developed the cuneiform writing system around 3500-2600 BCE. Cuneiform signs gradually spread and became the writing system for other languages spoken in the region, such as Akkadian.

Two ancient clay tablets unearthed in Iraq have unveiled details of a long-lost Canaanite language closely tied to ancient ...