Discover the oldest writing of the world! Cuneiform is a cultural technique of the Ancient Near East and belongs to the historic legacies on which our own culture is based upon. Try out yourself how people used to write in the ancient capitals of Babylon, Niniveh, Persepolis or Jerusalem. Added to the set are a piece of Fimo modelling compound and a stylus made of bamboo which design follows its antique models. With the help of the also added sign lists everyone will be able to transfer any text from any language into Cuneiform writing.

The set consists of three elements:

Text with sign list 21 x 21 cm / 8.3 x 8.3 inch

Stylus made of bamboo 23 cm / 9 inch

Fimo modelling compound 56 g

Pencil with cuneiform alphabet, golden.

Wood

Length 17,5 cm / 6.9 inch

Pencil with depiction of the Mushkhushu, a mixed creature consisting of dragon elements with the scalyskinned body of a snake, the head of a horned viper, the forelegs of a lion, the hind legs of an eagle and the tail sting of a scorpion. It personifies Marduk, the city god of Babylon, one of the capitals of Ancient Mesopotamia.

Wood

Length 17,5 cm / 6.9 inch

Pencil with cuneiform alphabet, nature.

Wood

Length 17,5 cm / 6.9 inch

Pencil with cuneiform alphabet, terracotta.

Wood

Length 17,5 cm / 6.9 inch