Re: Origin of the Sumerian language

--- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...>
wrote:

> The Sumerians were, as far as we know, the first people to device

a writing

> system for their language. It was emphatically *not* an alphabet.
> Sumerian writing is logographic, as is well known.

Isn't it partially a syllabary? I'm not sure what the right term
for such a chaotic system such as cuneiform is; I can't think of any
modern analogs. I don't think any of the classes of Chinese
characters match.

Never mind, Gerry. At least it's got a true type font! See
www.sumerian.org .

Richard.