Massarrah
Learn to Read Cuneiform
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Start reading 5,000-year-old cuneiform today. Learn real Mesopotamian signs through bite-size lessons, audio, mini-games, and the famous tablets that shaped history.
Five thousand years ago, the people of ancient Mesopotamia pressed the first written words into wet clay. Massarrah teaches you to read them.
Cuneiform is humanity's oldest writing system. With Massarrah you don't just admire it behind museum glass — you learn it, sign by sign, at your own pace.
LEARN REAL CUNEIFORM
Master 44 authentic signs across four guided levels — vowels, syllables, logograms, and numbers. Every sign comes with its meaning, pronunciation, and audio, so you learn to recognize it and read it.
EXPLORE THE FAMOUS TABLETS
Discover the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Code of Hammurabi, the Cyrus Cylinder and more — each presented with the story of what it says and why it still matters today.
PRACTICE THAT STICKS
Massarrah schedules every review with spaced repetition — proven learning science — right before you'd forget. Eight cuneiform mini-games turn daily practice into something you'll want to return to.
TRACK YOUR JOURNEY
Build a daily streak, earn XP, climb the scribe ranks, and unlock 84 achievements as your skill grows. Your progress, your pace.
WALK 5,000 YEARS OF HISTORY
Follow the story of writing itself — from the first pictographs of Uruk to the empires that carried cuneiform across the ancient world.
THOUGHTFULLY BUILT
• Core lessons and practice work offline — learn anywhere
• Private by default — start learning anonymously, no account required
• Historically accurate — content grounded in real scholarship
• Accessible — designed for learners of all abilities
Whether you love history, collect languages, study the ancient world, or are simply curious where writing began — Massarrah turns 5,000 years of human history into something you can hold, read, and understand.
Begin your journey as a scribe.
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Information
- Seller
- Alan Shami
- Size
- 89.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lapis Lazuli Tip $24.99
- Scribe's Seal Tip $9.99
- Clay Tablet Tip $4.99
- Royal Decree Tip $49.99
- Clay Token Tip $0.99
- Reed Stylus Tip $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Massarrah