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Although it was no truly a written language yet, the Sumerians used pictures inscribed in clay to communicated.
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The first known use of a written language was is the Sumerian civilization. This was in Mesopotamia, and mainly in the city of Uruk. The written language is refereed to as cuneiform, and it was inscribed in wet clay. This new form of communication was specifically created so there would be a way to communicate long distances. This allowed for greater expansion of the empire.
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Very close to the time cuneiform was developed, the Egyptians developed Hieroglyphics. Historians still debate which came first, but their origins are likely connected because of the cultural diffusion between the two civilizations.
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In 2285 BCE the first writer, Enheduanna was born. Unlike previous scribes, this Mesopotamian priestess was the first to write hymns and poetry and sign them as her own work.
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The epic of Gilgamesh is considered by historians to be the first story recorded in writing. The first copies date back to some time around 2000 BCE.
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Around this time the Phoenician Alphabet was formed. This was the predecessor to the Greek and eventually English alphabets.
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The Rosetta Stone was is an artifact that has the same story written in 3 languages inscribed. This allowed historians to create a key to translating Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic and Greek script.
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Also known as "old English", it was very similar to our modern written alphabet but with some small additions:
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z & ⁊ Ƿ Þ Ð Æ -
At this point the modern English Alphabet was implemented.
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Through out history our written language has evolved into what we know today.
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Pictures in order of appearance-
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