Some of the symbols on these cylinder seals correspond to those used in proto-cuneiform, a form of proto-writing used in Mesopotamia. The finding indicates that the invention of writing in ...

Writing is a complex system of rules ... Representations of people weaving on a cylinder seal from the Mesopotamian city of Susa bear a similar form, as do artifacts from the city of Uruk.

Designs on ancient stone cylinders correspond to origin of writing in Mesopotamia, researchers discover Nov 5, 2024 'Forgotten city:' the identification of Dura-Europos' neglected sister site in Syria ...

CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE ... which could in turn be put together to form words. Cuneiform as a robust writing tradition endured 3,000 years. The script—not itself a language—was used by ...