When1: -3500
When2: -2500
What: inventor
Where: Sumer
works\ cuneiform writing [-3500 to -2500]
Detail: Reed pens drew pictures that represented words or sounds on clay tablets {cuneiform writing}, to record trade and taxes. Pre-cuneiform developed into a system with 200 to 300 simplified sideways pictures.
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