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The Sumerians in Mesopotamia are thought to have invented writing around 5,000 years ago

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System of writing invented in sumer?

The form of writing used by the Sumerians is called cuneiform.


What is a sumer?

a sumer is a kind of writing


How did words first start?

Way back when one of the first civilizations called Sumer invented the cuneiform-- their writing system.


Use the word Mesopotamia in a sentence?

The Sumerians lived in Sumer, an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia, and are believed to have invented the cuneiform system of writing.


Was writing invented around BC BC or BC?

Writing was invented around 3200 BC in ancient Mesopotamia, specifically in Sumer. This early form of writing, known as cuneiform, was developed primarily for record-keeping and administrative purposes. Other early writing systems, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, emerged shortly after.


What is the writing of sumer called?

Cuneiform


Who invented wheel and where?

The Sumeriansin Sumer


What Sumer gave the world?

the wheel , writing,


What were some uses in writing in Sumer?

Writing in Sumer was used for proclamations by rulers, histories of events, and recording official information such as weddings and some legal contracts.


Who invented the first writing systems?

The Sumerians were the first to create the first writing system. The exact person, I have no idea.


Did our ancestors have writing?

Yes, true writing of language (not only numbers) was invented independently in at least two places: Mesopotamia (specifically, ancient Sumer) around 3200 BCE and Mesoamerica around 900 BCE.


Did the Akkadians adopt the Sumer writing and language?

yes