Where Was Writing First Invented?
Believe it or not, we have been writing for a really long time
Our love for writing is not a recent development. We have been writing for a really long time.
Complete writing systems have been developed over half a dozen times throughout history. Modern-day Iraq (Mesopotamia), Ancient Egypt, and the Shang Dynasty of China are some places where writing forms were known to be first developed.
1. Cuneiform: The earliest known written expression
Cuneiform is known to be the oldest writing, dating over 5,500 years ago that was first taking shape in Mesopotamia.
Initially, the writing was displayed as pictorial representations. Eventually, these picture-like writing transformed into a more complex form with characters representing the sound of the Mesopotamian language, Sumerian, which became the primary language of learning until 200 B.C.
Over the next half a millennium, cuneiform took its final shape with simpler, universal signs and symbols. Initially, it was read from top to bottom. Later, it was read from left to right…
