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Library of Ashurbanipal and Neo-Assyrian Cuneiform Archives (c. 7th century BCE)

612 - 2025

13 entries

Indus Valley Script and Harappan Seal Tradition (c. 2600–1900 BCE)

3300 BCE - 1987

12 entries

Hittite Use of Cuneiform in Anatolia (c. 17th–12th centuries BCE)

1950 BCE - 1986

16 entries

Greek Adoption and Local Adaptation of the Alphabet (c. 8th–4th centuries BCE)

800 BCE - 350 BCE

12 entries

Classic Maya Hieroglyphic Texts and Monumental Inscriptions (c. 250–900 CE)

250 - 900

12 entries

Aramaic Script as Administrative Lingua Franca in the Near East (c. 9th century BCE–3rd century CE)

870 BCE - 274

14 entries

Akkadian Adoption and Standardization of Cuneiform (c. 2500–1000 BCE)

2500 BCE - 1000 BCE

12 entries
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