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ancient sumerian clay tablets were made of mud, water. the writing was made up of wedge shaped symbols. also, only scribes knew how to make the clay tablets and how to write on them.

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What were Sumerian clay tablets made of?

Clay


Who used clay tablets?

Clay tablets were used by Sumerian civilization. Another word for ''clay tablets'' it's called cuneiform.Cuneiformdocuments were written onclay tablets, by means of a blunt reed for a stylus.


Why did sumerian use clay tablets?

They used it for the clay tablets they wrote on and pottery.


What type of artifact has allowed us to learn a great deal about Sumerian civilization?

cuneiform on baked clay tablets


Did sumerian's use clay to make pottery?

yes


How did the Sumerian write cuneiform?

Sumerians wrote cuneiform by using a stylus made of reed or bone to make wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets. The cuneiform script consisted of a combination of pictograms and wedges that represented sounds. It was written in rows from left to right or sometimes in columns.


How did Egyptian writing different from Sumerian writing?

Sumerian is the oldest known written language in human history. The writing was called cuneiform after the wedge shaped writing instrument. The pictograms were etched onto clay tablets and fired in kilns to make the writing endure. It was replaced by the Aramaic around 900BC. The Egyptians developed hieroglyphics, and they wrote on papyrus made from reeds. Papyrus was cheaper and easier to produce and keep than the clay tablets.


What materials were used to make clay tablets?

they wrote on wet clay and left it dry


What did Sumerians use to make symbols on clay tablets?

stylus


What is the difference between the Egyptian and the sumerian culture?

Sumerian is the oldest known written language in human history. The writing was called cuneiform after the wedge shaped writing instrument. The pictograms were etched onto clay tablets and fired in kilns to make the writing endure. It was replaced by the Aramaic around 900BC. The Egyptians developed hieroglyphics, and they wrote on papyrus made from reeds. Papyrus was cheaper and easier to produce and keep than the clay tablets.


What is the first written language?

As far as we know, Sumerian was the first language to be written.


What did Sumerian use to produce cuneiform?

Sumerians used clay tablets and a reed stylus to produce cuneiform writing. The stylus created wedge-shaped impressions on the soft clay, forming the distinctive script of cuneiform.