Cuneiform Cookies
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Uncover the mysteries of ancient writing in this virtual family project. Discover how to write cuneiform, a 5,000-year-old writing system from Mesopotamia. But instead of using a clay tablet, you can practice writing on a tasty cookie tablet. Using supplies available at home, follow our simple spiced cookie recipe and handy guides to write like a Mesopotamian scribe— then eat your work. Ancient history never tasted so good! Complements the exhibition Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins, now on view at the Getty Villa Museum.