The original pictograms in cuneiform and in proto Harappan Scripts of Indus Valley Kot Diji culture in South Asia are motifs and pictures or pictorials of animals and other objects those are converted into symbols .
There is a standard pictogram that is used in many countries now, and it is the image of a running man. In North America most signs just contain the word "EXIT" but it is stated that the pictogram of a running man will soon be implemented in Canada.
The original purpose of cuneiform was to serve as a writing system in ancient Mesopotamia. It was developed by the Sumerians around 3000 BCE and used primarily to record administrative, legal, and economic information. It gradually evolved into a means of recording myths, literature, and other cultural texts as well.
Cuneiform is a sumerian language
cuneiform is their system of writing
In Mesopotamia, they were written in cuneiform on clay tables
I would say pictograms because cuneiform was invented by early sumerians so very few people can read it today.
Drawing lines instead of curves in wet clay was easier
Cuneiform consists of signs, each meaning a word. There is no alphabet.
There is a standard pictogram that is used in many countries now, and it is the image of a running man. In North America most signs just contain the word "EXIT" but it is stated that the pictogram of a running man will soon be implemented in Canada.
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"NE+1ED" What does this pictogram mean?
The system of writing developed by the Sumerians was called Cuneiform.
A picture graph or pictogram
A pictogram is an image that is "read" as a word or phrase, for example the dollar sign ($) or the little picture of a wheelchair that is read "handicap parking only."
In Sumeria (Mesopotamia) the cuneiform (with wedge-shaped signs) was invented in about 3300BC.
The original purpose of cuneiform was to serve as a writing system in ancient Mesopotamia. It was developed by the Sumerians around 3000 BCE and used primarily to record administrative, legal, and economic information. It gradually evolved into a means of recording myths, literature, and other cultural texts as well.