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The Invention of Writing

• Sumerian Language Page

  A site dedicated to the Sumerian language. Contains a long list of links to other Mesopotamia related sites. Maintained by "Ancient Scripts", a site dedicated to the writing systems developed in antiquity

• Sumerian: The Invention of Writing

  This page explores the development of the Sumerian script - the worlds earliest known writing system. Maintained by "Ancient Scripts", a site dedicated to the writing systems developed in antiquity

• The Development of Writing: Timeline

  A timeline of the development and common useage of writing scripts across the world

• The History of Writing

  An introduction to the history of writing, including a section on the cuneiform script developed in Sumer. Maintained by HistoryWorld