In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around ... have since been unearthed, as well as small stone cylinder seals that were often used as ...

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia built a language from cuneiforms, or small images ... “Alphabets revolutionized writing by making it accessible to people beyond royalty and the socially elite.

When did writing develop? The oldest known example of writing comes from Mesopotamia and dates to about 3300 BC. In time different-looking writing appeared in the river valleys of Egypt ...