cuneiform

/kˈʌne‍ɪfˌɔːm/

/ˈkjuniəˌfɔɹm/

Cuneiform

one of the earliest known writing systems in human history, characterized by wedge-shaped marks or symbols impressed on clay tablets using a stylus

cuneiform

of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)

shaped like a wedge

synonyms : cuneal

Examples

1. Sometimes cuneiform is a little more art than science.

2. Cuneiform inscriptions, from 500 BC, say the same thing in three languages.

3. Here's a cuneiform tablet.

4. Until the cuneiform tablet was discovered much later.