The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing, becoming the…

2781 BCE to 2638 BCE

The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing, becoming the world’s first known people to do so; the Elamites quickly adapt the system to their language, as do the newly arrived Akkadian-speaking Semitic tribes.

Mesopotamians make extensive use of finely crafted cylinder seals in the business of temple administration.

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Early Bronze Age II (Near and Middle East) View → Subboreal Period View →

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