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\nThe Islamic State is demolishing Mesopotamian history. The reason this hurts us so much has something to do with Cuneiform. A quick back-story of the peoples crushed beneath ISIS efforts to wipe out the first civilizations to speak on...\nThe Islamic State is demolishing Mesopotamian history. The reason this hurts us so much has something to do with Cuneiform. A quick back-story of the peoples crushed beneath ISIS efforts to wipe out the first civilizations to speak on their own terms and in their own words. Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform left a legacy that shaped the Middle East and Europe. This video briefly explores that legacy and gives some linguistic nuance to the reactions going around on the news and social media. MENTIONS Short summary of cultural destruction by ISIS (ISIL) Guy Deutscher’s quote comes from _Syntactic Change in Akkadian_, bottom of page 20. TYT’s quote, “This is all of our culture…It’s the cradle of civilization!” I borrowed the phrase “Cuneiform Civilizations\" from Wes Cecil’s lecture CREDITS Art, animation, script and voice by NativLang music: Dhaka and Sardana, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Creative Commons images: Jōmon pottery, Tokyo National Museum Barnenez cairn, New Papillon Sumerian bulls, University of Pennsylvania Sumerian figure from Vorderasiatisches Museum, Einsamer Schütze Eridu tell, Ltybcc1 Eridu painting, Таис Гило Cuneiform barley tablet, Gavin.collins Cuneiform flood tablet, Mike Peel Hittite Seal of Tarkummuwa, Walters Art Museum Creative Commons sounds: camera shutter wav, Mike Koenig Stills from ISIS footage: YouTube/Islamic State Cuneiform terms: electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary\n
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