Their results indicated it's most similar to Sumerian cuneiform ... turn the tablet 180 degrees and read the next line. This ancient writing system was used more than 5000 years ago in what ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

Sixth grade project using Ancient Mesopotamia social studies curriculum and Microsoft ... cuneiform was an early form or writing used but the ancient Mesopotamians. It was a combination of wedge ...

writing, and the 60 minute clock are all thought to have been invented by the Sumerians. The 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Archaeologists have found artefacts that tell us about Ancient ...

The conventional history of writing dates its emergence to Proto-Cuneiform tablets used in the economy of ancient Mesopotamia. Tokens of differing sizes and shapes were used to record quantities of ...