Could “diddly squat” have Didi meant “small” in cuneiform.

Didi meant “small” in cuneiform. When things are small, you might have several, like chil-
dren or wives. When you have several of something, they lose their importance and become,

come from the Babylonians?

“insignificant, trifling,” as Oxford English Dictionary defines, “diddly” admitting that the
etymology is “uncertain.”

Didi - Small
rotated 90° cw

This means “official smallness.” Economics ruled the Sumerians, and everything was ac-
counted for, even smallness.

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