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Invention of Writing in Sumer

Invention of Writing in Sumer

Sumerians in Uruk literally invented writing around 3300 BCE — the OG content creators no cap

Creation & Ancient WorldOld Testamentc. 3300 BCE

Someone in Uruk said 'we need receipts' and invented cuneiform on clay tablets. Started as accounting (tracking grain and livestock) but evolved into literature, law, and poetry. This is literally the most important invention in human history — without it you wouldn't be reading this rn.

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