Insubordiknit

A moment in history

Okay, it's impossible to post while listening to my new obsession -- podcasts. I've tried several times and you've seen nothin new on these pages, right? Let's collectively blame it on podcasts, shall we. MMmmmm...podcasts.

Okay, to business. Shop update late tonight, less than usual cause I'm slowing a bit with the warm weather, but still a goodly amount of cool stuff. Now to show you what I've been doing, brought to you by the same energy that recently brought you excavating with youngsters, we know bring you Cuneiform for all or as the little bit calls it Some of the stuff they coudla dug up. Yes, we've moved on from nomads wandering the fertile crescent to early Egypt and Mesopotamia. With that grand ole land between two rivers comes, as I'm sure y'all remember, the first writings -- Cuneiform, done on clay tablets. So hold on to your rat-tails, here we go --

First the making of the clay, were you aware of the proliferation of cornstarch and baking soda amoungst those crazy Sumerians? Apparantly, 'cause we're all about the details, folks.

And then there's the translating -- a long and arduous process requiring the manipulation of a pencil, movement English to Cuneiform brain energy, navigation of stray hair, which, when not in the eyes is being sucked on in the mouth...mysteriously power source? and finally, much, much, concentration (sometimes we see concentration tongue emerge). The end result is a name, first and last, or a Little Bit.

Finally we see the tie that binds -- yes, a knitting needle may actually have been the original tool for carving Cuneiform characters into traditional clay tablets, just as we all know it is still used today for unearthing fossils, you did see those pictures, right? Proof positive.

Shaky business, the transporting to a sunny area to dry. Pay no attention to the barren land, these Sumerians had to travel far away from their moist rivers beds to find sun strong enough to dry this clay, and as you know, egypt is a Sandy place, little grass grows on it's dusty plains.

Posted by jacey at April 30, 2006 08:07 AM