sphenography

[ sfee-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ sfiˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
the study of cuneiform writing.

Origin of sphenography

First recorded in 1880–85; spheno- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM sphenography

sphe·nog·ra·pher, sphe·nog·ra·phist, noun sphe·no·graph·ic [sfee-nuh-graf-ik] /ˌsfi nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective