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title: Aramaic Alphabet written in Cuneiform Signs
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4924/aramaic-alphabet-written-in-cuneiform-signs/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Aramaic Alphabet written in Cuneiform Signs

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Aramaic Alphabet written in Cuneiform Signs](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4924.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4924.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a classroom experiment. As [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) grew, the language spoken on its streets changed. This remarkable tablet captures interaction between the age-old [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) for Babylonian [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/) and the alphabetic Aramaic that ultimately displaced it. Here a teacher imposed a challenging writing exercise on pupils who spoke both languages. They had to use traditional cuneiform syllabic signs to express the sound of the Aramaic [alphabet](https://www.worldhistory.org/alphabet/). The letter order is the same as that of the modern Hebrew alphabet. From Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Circa 500 BCE. (The British Museum, Iraq)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 14). Aramaic Alphabet written in Cuneiform Signs. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4924/aramaic-alphabet-written-in-cuneiform-signs/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Aramaic Alphabet written in Cuneiform Signs." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 14, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4924/aramaic-alphabet-written-in-cuneiform-signs/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Aramaic Alphabet written in Cuneiform Signs." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4924/aramaic-alphabet-written-in-cuneiform-signs/>.

## License & Copyright

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