Uruk has yielded some of the earliest known writing, dating to about 3300–3200 B.C.; early Egyptian inscriptions are of similar age.
Sources
- Saving Iraq's Treasures (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://archaeology.org/collection/the-worlds-oldest-writing/ (archaeology.org)
- https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-origins-of-writing (metmuseum.org)
- https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/ (worldhistory.org)
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