Brief and, for most people, completely useless thread on how to type in cuneiform.
First, you can download a Unicode cuneiform font here hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de/cuneifont/
First, you can download a Unicode cuneiform font here hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de/cuneifont/
If you know some values of cuneiform signs, you can use Cuneify to type in cuneiform in various script styles.
Cuneify requires some knowledge of the sign repertoire. Typing “kalbu” (dog) will generate an error, but typing “kal-bu” will generate cuneiform cuneifyplus.arch.cam.ac.uk
Cuneify requires some knowledge of the sign repertoire. Typing “kalbu” (dog) will generate an error, but typing “kal-bu” will generate cuneiform cuneifyplus.arch.cam.ac.uk
If your computer or keyboard make downloading a font impossible, and your cuneiform is too rusty for Cuneify, you can copy and paste signs from free online sources.
For example, here is a basic and searchable list of Neo-Assyrian cuneiform signs sumerisches-glossar.de/download/SignL…
For example, here is a basic and searchable list of Neo-Assyrian cuneiform signs sumerisches-glossar.de/download/SignL…
If you want to write your initials in cuneiform (and like who would not want to do that?), you can type them into this “Write Like A Babylonian” tool via @pennmuseum penn.museum/cgi/cuneiform.…
