Writing was used for trade, philosophy and keeping records. Writing developed in many ways in many different places. Mesopotamia was the first region to develop writing. Their writing was called cuneiform When writing first developed it was carved into stone tablets and read top to bottom. But writing mainly was to keep records. Hammurabi (early Babylonian king) was the first to write down laws.
Writing was used in ancient times for the same reasons it is used today---to communicate to preserve and to educate.
In modern times, we call it Egyptian hieroglyphics.The ancient Egyptians believed that writing was invented by the god Thoth and called their hieroglyphic script "mdju netjer" ("words of the gods").
The ancient Egyptians used a form of picture writing known as hieroglyphics.
Hieroglyphics is a form of writing that uses signs and symbols and was used by ancient Egyptians.
The system of writing used in the Ancient Middle East was cuneiform. It was mainly used in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit.
Hieroglyphic writing is a form of ancient writing that used pictures and symbols. The symbols and pictures varied depending on the culture but could include shapes such as circles and triangles as well as human faces, animals, and lines.
They used a form of writing called Cuneiform. Cuneiform formed from the ancient writing called pictographs. Pictographs used pictures to describe words, cuneiform used shapes, such as blocks, as letters.
These are called Hieroglyphs. They were used in Ancient Egypt.
Heiroglyphics
Hieroglyphics
Hyrogliphics.
Cuneiform writing was used by several ancient civilizations in the Near East, including the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians. It was one of the earliest systems of writing and was primarily used for administrative and record-keeping purposes.