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The first writing appears in Sumer

3200 BCE · Iraq, Asia · Technology

The first writing appears in Sumer
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Cuneiform is a logo-syllabic writing system that was used to write several languages of the ancient Near East. The script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the 1st century BC. Cuneiform scripts are marked by and named for the characteristic wedge-shaped impressions which form their signs.

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