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What language did they use on the cuneiform?

Cuneiform wasn't a single language, but a writing system used for many different languages.

The most famous language written in cuneiform is Akkadian, a Semitic language spoken in ancient Mesopotamia. However, cuneiform was also used to write:

* Sumerian, the language of the ancient Sumerian civilization, which predated Akkadian.

* Elamite, a language spoken in ancient Elam, a region to the east of Mesopotamia.

* Hittite, an Indo-European language spoken in Anatolia (modern Turkey).

* Hurrian, a language spoken in the Zagros Mountains.

* Urartian, a language spoken in the Armenian Highlands.

* Old Persian, the language of the Achaemenid Empire.

And many others!

So, to be precise, it's more accurate to say that cuneiform was used to write many different languages.

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