The development of the Assyrian state and empire, until its fall in 612 BC, is illustrated by objects excavated in its palaces. Mesopotamia's highly developed literature and learning are shown by clay ...

Some of the symbols on these cylinder seals correspond to those used in proto-cuneiform, a form of proto-writing used in Mesopotamia. The finding indicates that the invention of writing in ...

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Once the clay was dried or baked, these impressions were preserved. This writing system was first developed by the Sumerians, an ancient civilization that lived in cities in southern Mesopotamia from ...

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The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a ...

Mesopotamian trade symbols may be origins of proto-cuneiform. Cylinder seals linked trade to early script development. Study shows transition from trade symbols to structured writing.

Cuneiform was developed by the Sumerian civilization that lived in early cities in southern Mesopotamia from about 5500 to 2300 B.C., when it was succeeded by the Akkadian Empire, based in the ...