1. Cuneiform (article) | Ancient Near East - Khan Academy
The best known piece of literature from ancient Mesopotamia is the story of Gilgamesh, a legendary ruler of Uruk, and his search for immortality. The Epic of ...
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2. Cuneiform - World History Encyclopedia
Nov 17, 2022 · Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500 BCE. It is considered the most significant ...
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and...

3. What is the Oldest Known Piece of Literature? | HISTORY
Dec 18, 2015 · Two of their oldest known literary works are the “Kesh Temple Hymn” and the “Instructions of Shuruppak,” both of which exist in written versions ...
It likely originated in ancient Mesopotamia.

4. The Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia - EDSITEment
Nov 13, 2009 · Cuneiform was used to record literature such as the Epic of Gilgamesh—the oldest epic still known. Furthermore, cuneiform was used to ...
The earliest writing systems evolved independently and at roughly the same time in Egypt and Mesopotamia, but current scholarship suggests that Mesopotamia’s writing appeared first. That writing system, invented by the Sumerians, emerged in Mesopotamia around 3500 BCE. This lesson plan is designed to help students appreciate the parallel development and increasing complexity of writing and civilization in Mesopotamia.

5. The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Oldest-Known Work of Literature in ...
Jul 22, 2021 · It is also, as you may know, the oldest-known work of literature on Earth, written in cuneiform, the oldest-known form of writing. This is ...
You're probably familiar with The Epic of Gilgamesh, the story of an overbearing Sumerian king and demi-god who meets his match in wild man Enkidu. Gilgamesh is humbled, the two become best friends, kill the forest guardian Humbaba, and face down spurned goddess Ishtar’s Bull of Heaven.

6. Sumerian Writing and Cuneiform Facts for Kids (Explained!) - Coolaboo
Cuneiform was used to produce some great works of literature in Mesopotamia, including the famous Epic of Gilgamesh. Other literary works written in ...
What is cuneiform? Cuneiform is the world’s oldest system of writing. It was developed by the Sumerian people of Mesopotamia around 3000 BC. Historians consider the invention of cuneiform to ... Read more

7. Ancient Mesopotamia: Writing - Ducksters
Kids learn about the writing of Ancient Mesopotamia. The Sumerians invented the first writing system called cuneiform.
8. 10 of the Oldest Pieces of Literature - Mental Floss
Nov 28, 2022 · Though it's not the oldest written text, The Epic of Gilgamesh is, by all accounts, the most ancient piece of literature in the world (yet ...
These famous, ancient pieces of literature (defined somewhat loosely) have helped to shape our views of the past.

9. Cuneiform | Definition, History, & Facts - Britannica
Cuneiform, system of writing used in the ancient Middle East. The name, a coinage from Latin and Middle French roots meaning 'wedge-shaped,' has been the ...
Cuneiform, system of writing used in the ancient Middle East. The name, a coinage from Latin and Middle French roots meaning ‘wedge-shaped,’ has been the modern designation from the early 18th century onward. Learn more about cuneiform’s development and influence.

10. How the world's first accountants counted on cuneiform - BBC News
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The earliest known script was a tool developed to help run the economy.

11. How the secrets of ancient cuneiform texts are being revealed by AI
Aug 3, 2022 · “This is a prayer to the god Marduk,” says Finkel, who is assistant keeper of ancient Mesopotamian script, languages and cultures at the museum, ...
Much of the world’s first writing, carved into clay tablets, remains undeciphered. Now AI is helping us piece together this ancient Mesopotamian script, revealing the incredible stories of men, women and children at the dawn of history

12. The World's Oldest Writing - Archaeology Magazine
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13. Mesopotamian literature | Britannica
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Other articles where Mesopotamian literature is discussed: Ashurbanipal: Personality and significance of Ashurbanipal: …East (of which approximately 20,720 Assyrian tablets and fragments have been preserved in the British Museum). At royal command, scribes searched out and collected or copied texts of every genre from temple libraries. These were added to the basic collection of tablets culled from Ashur, Calah, and Nineveh itself. The…

14. The Origins of Writing | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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By the middle of the third millennium B.C., cuneiform primarily written on clay tablets was used for a vast array of economic, religious, political, literary, and scholarly documents.
15. [PDF] Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History
famous literary text from Mesopotamia, struggled with the issue of ... interpretative work on history, literary criticism, and the like, needs to be postponed ...
16. What the Heck is Cuneiform, Anyway? - Smithsonian Magazine
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The writing system is 6,000 years old, but its influence is still felt today
