Question

Some archeologists found a new script written in an unknown language. The archeologists later found a small tablet at the same place that contains a sentence in the same language with the translation in Greek. Using the tablet, they were able to read the original script. What type of attack did the archeologists use?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Cuneiform has a specific format for transliteration. Because of the script's polyvalence, transliteration requires certain choices of the transliterating scholar, who must decide in the case of each sign which of its several possible meanings is intended in the original document. For example, the sign DINGIR in a Hittite text may represent either the Hittite syllable an or may be part of an Akkadian phrase, representing the syllable il, it may be a Sumerogram, representing the original Sumerian meaning, 'god' or the determinative for a deity. In transliteration, a different rendition of the same glyph is chosen depending on its role in the present context.