In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note, sound, or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments.
In simple terms, timbre is what makes a particular musical sound different from another, even when they have the same pitch and loudness.
The system of Sumerian writing where the symbols are created using a series of wedge-shaped parts is known as cuneiform. The system of writing is so complex that nearly 90% of uncovered texts written in cuneiform are indecipherable.