sphenography

sphe·nog·ra·phy

[sfee-nog-ruh-fee]
noun
1.
the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
2.
the study of cuneiform writing.

Origin:
1880–85; spheno- + -graphy

sphe·nog·ra·pher, sphe·nog·ra·phist, noun
sphe·no·graph·ic [sfee-nuh-graf-ik] , adjective
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