Before we start = 6
Map = 8

1. Looking backwards and forwards = 10

2. Going to school = 24

3. Who used cuneiform writing? = 32

4. How do we understand it, anyway? = 40

5. The scribe revealed = 52

6. What happened to cuneiform? = 64

7. How did it work? = 74

8. Counting days = 88

9. Why study cuneiform? = 100
Cuneiform code chart = 102

Where to find out more = 104
Index = 106
Picture credits = 111