Here's a breakdown:
* Origins: The earliest known cuneiform tablets date back to around 3200 BCE, in ancient Sumer.
* Decline: Cuneiform slowly began to decline in use around the 1st century CE, with the rise of the Greek and Latin alphabets.
* Final Use: While the majority of cuneiform use ended around the 1st century CE, it continued in some areas, especially in religious contexts, until around the 1st millennium CE.
Therefore, cuneiform was used for over 3,000 years in various forms and with different uses.