> Good catch, smarties! Cuneiform is a writing system, not a language (like roman letters). We're transliterating - converting the syllables of your message to

> Good catch, smarties! Cuneiform is a writing system, not a language (like roman letters). We're transliterating - converting the syllables of your message to the cuneiform script - rather than translating. Not quite true. Cuneiform is many writing systems, all of which are written using the same method. They do specify here that they’re using Old Persian — a sensible choice in my opinion, given that the sound–spelling correspondence is quite regular.