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Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒈗</p><p>Reading: lugal<br>Meaning: king, master</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Sumerian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumerian</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Sumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumer</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
𒌉𒀭𒆠𒀀🏳️‍🌈Qwynnyx🏳️‍⚧️𓅮𓅱𓏏𓏭𓏖𓏞<p>Hi, I'm Qwynnyx (they/them).<br>(Pronounced as Welsh Gwyn &amp; Greek Nyx, i.e. /ˈgwin.niks/ or preferably /ˈgwyn.nyks/)<br>I'm a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> of cultures who first developed writing.<br>I did <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egyptology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egyptology</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> i.e. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientMesopotamianStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientMesopotamianStudies</span></a> for my bachelor's but am now moving to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sinology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sinology</span></a> (no <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mesoamerican</span></a> studies @ my uni) for my master's.<br>I speak fluent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> &amp; know some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> but currently study <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mandarin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mandarin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeuHier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeuHier</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒌨</p><p>Reading: ur<br>Meaning: dog, beast</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuneiforms</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒀭</p><p>Reading: diĝir<br>Meaning: god</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Sumerian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumerian</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> in 1872.</p><p>Assyriologist George Smith presents the first translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh to a meeting of the Society of Biblical Archaeology in London. In 1875 and 1876 he published fuller translations, the latter of which was published as The Chaldaean Account of Genesis.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_</span><span class="invisible">Gilgamesh</span></a></p><p>The Chaldean account of Genesis at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60559" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gutenberg.org/ebooks/60559</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldmanuscript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldmanuscript</span></a></p>
Sumerian cuneiform of the day<p>𒍣</p><p>Reading: zi<br>Meaning: true</p><p><a href="https://botsin.space/tags/Sumerian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumerian</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
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