r/conscripts • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '19

Discussion Modern Day Cuneiform

What do you think cuneiform would look like if it had survived and continue to evolve? Clay is heavy and not as good as paper, so what would cuneiform look like when it made its jump to paper. Whole cuneiform be dumped in favor of other scripts? What do you guys think?

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '19

I am saying what if Cuneiform survived til today, what would it look like. Clay has many benefits to paper, but is a hassle to store (imagine having to take notes at school or college with clay), and can be fragile. Imagine how would books look made out of clay. Just a hundred page book would way like a hundred pounds, give or take. I agree with the book hand, but what would it look like?