Cuneiform tablet: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3100–2900 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Uruk (modern Warka), Sumerian, Clay, 2.17 x 2.36 x 1.63 in. (5.5 x 6 x 4.15 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions, Of the many legacies left by the ancient civilizations of southern Mesopotamia, the invention of writing is paramount. At the end of the fourth millennium B.C., written language developed in the region, first as pictographs and then evolving into abstract forms called cuneiform
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Cuneiform tablet, administrative account, barley distribution, cylinder seal impression, male figure, hunting dogs, boars, Jemdet Nasr, ca, 3100–2900 B.C, Mesopotamia, Uruk, modern Warka, Sumerian, Clay, 2.17 x 2.36 1.63, 5.5 6 4.15 cm, Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions, legacies left, ancient civilizations, southern Mesopotamia, invention, writing, paramount, fourth millennium, written language, developed, region, first, pictographs, evolving, abstract forms, cuneiform
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