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What was the writing system invented by the Sumerians It literally means wedge shaped?
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CUNEIFORM means "Wedge-shaped" (from the Latin word for wedge, cuneus).
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What was the first written language invented by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform writing - wedge-shaped symbols made by making impressions in clay tablets and then baking the tablet like a brick - was invented by the Sumerians well over 4,000 years ago.
What is the system of writing comprised of wedge-shaped marks on clay?
Cuneiform
What was wedged shaped writing?
Cunieform, developed in Mesopotamia about 3,500 BCE.
What is cunieform letters like?
Cuneiform is a type of writing using wedge-shaped symbols.
Why did writing develop?
In ancient Mesopotamia they created a form of writing called pictographs. They were usually pictures of something, and eventually this led to Cuneiform. Cuneiform were symbols, which were used to record things and another way of communication.
What was a form of wedge-shaped writing invented by the ancient Sumerians?
Cuneiform is the type of earliest writing. The summerians invented it so they are considered the first civilization.
What was the form of wedge shaped writing invented by the ancient Sumerians?
Cuneiform is the type of earliest writing. The summerians invented it so they are considered the first civilization.
What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing by Sumerians?
cuneiform
What were 2 types of writing used by the Sumerians?
They invented a wedge shaped kind of writing also known as a pictograph
What is a wedge-shaped invented by sumerains?
I think you are referencing the writing system which used wedge shaped characters developed by the Sumerians. It is called cuneiform and was used about 2500BCE
What wedge-shaped writing system did sumerians develope?
the wedge shaped writing system is called cuneiform.
What wedge shaped writing system did sumerians develope?
the wedge shaped writing system is called cuneiform.
What was the first written language invented by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform writing - wedge-shaped symbols made by making impressions in clay tablets and then baking the tablet like a brick - was invented by the Sumerians well over 4,000 years ago.
What did the Sumerians call their wedge shaped writing?
We call it Cunieform.
What is the name of the wedge shaped writing formed by sumerians?
cuneiform
What is the the writing form the sumerians used?
The Sumerians were the first to use a writing system in history. It was called cuneiform (meaning wedge-shaped signs).
What is the name of the wedged shaped writing form developed by the sumerians?
Cuneiform.
