"debitage" The flakes left from weapon prehistoric weapon production, the
most common artifacts in a dig. I've taken liberties and used it for the
general leavings of a ancient site.
hieroglyphs and cuneiforms: Yes, cun. is an adjective, but I am from the
West side of the West and we do things to words and more.
The title is a line from a poem written by a friend who I trade poems with
on a regular basis. This is a companion to his. First, glyphs and cuneis
are both quite dead methods of writing and fretting over them seems odd to
me, especially in a poem. But I appreciate the need for accuracy -
sometimes.
But they are related enough to be used together. Both were used by the
major empires in the crescent, the bookends as it were with all the rest
generally the battlefield for their machinations. Esp true of what we call
the Holy Land.
Please think of them as sides of the same coin.
Sorry, that my license with words bothered someone, but it will likely
happen again.
Thanks much for the read.
Gary
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