Seshat first mentioned as goddess of writing and measurement in the 2nd Dynasty of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
2500 BCE
Beginning of literature in Sumerian
Period: 2285 BCE to 2250 BCE
Life of Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon of Akkad, and world's first author known by name
Period: 2150 BCE to 1400 BCE
The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh written on clay tablets
2000 BCE
Minoan hieroglyphic script is invented
Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE
Composition of The Descent of Inanna
1700 BCE
Minoan Linear A script
Period: 1640 BCE to 1700 BCE
Written form of the Atrahasis Myth of the Great Flood
1600 BCE
Canaanite alphabet
Period: 1600 BCE to 1000 BCE
Jiaguwen Script develops in China
Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE
Writing develops in China during the Shang Dynasty
Period: 1500 BCE to 500 BCE
The Vedic Period in India
Period: 1500 BCE to 1100 BCE
The Rig Veda written, mentioning the god Rudra (Shiva) for the first time
1450 BCE
Linear B script developed at Mycenae
1400 BCE
Ugaritic alphabet of 30 letters is invented
1100 BCE
Phoenician alphabet develops
1000 BCE
Death of Ahiram (or Ahirom) of Byblos, whose sarcophagus bears the oldest inscription of the Phoenician alphabet
Period: 1000 BCE to 700 BCE
Dazhuan Script develops in China
800 BCE
Earliest examples of Greek alphabetic script
700 BCE
Xiaozhuan Script develops in China
Period: 647 BCE to 629 BCE
Extensive collection of clay tablets acquired known as Ashurbanipal's Library at Nineveh
Period: 600 BCE to 800 BCE
The Zapotec Period in which writing, mathematics, and astronomy were disseminated. Calendar developed.
500 BCE
Lishu "Clerky Script" develops in China
196 BCE
The Rosetta Stone was made, a stela carrying a priestly decree from the reign of Ptolemy V in three languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic and Greek script
250
Soon after people started giving other people papyrus with writing on it. They started letters!
250
In the year 2500 B.C. the Egyptians found a simpler writting surface, the papyrus plant.
300
The start of writting words began in 4th millennum B.C.
Sep 18, 1200
The first paper was made almost 2 thousand years ago, by the Chinese. The Chinese kept it a secret from the rest of the world using papyrus. Until it was brought to the 8th century, by 1150 paper was a common use in Europe.
Jun 22, 1400
The first scroll was made by a Roman emperor.
Aug 22, 1400
In the 14th century pencils became a common writting tool.
Nov 22, 1400
The Roman emperor Trajan, commanded the positus to deliver important papers . This is where the word post it comes from.
Dec 22, 1400
The Roman emperor Trajan, commanded the positus to deliver important papers . This is where the word post it comes from.
In 1840 Great Britain made the first prepaid stam nationwide, postal service. Soon after other countries had similar systems.
The United States introduced a limited postal servie in August 1842.
Computer is invented
Email was invited in the late 1970's and it became part of people everyday lives in the 1990's.
Egyptologist from Yale University found a clay tablet with the story of King Scorpion written on it.
Emojis were invented
People send emails because its faster than writing letters, but people still send letters a lot.
Future of Writing
I think the future of writing will no longer involve pencil and paper and will all be electronic
Future of Writing (Other Possibilities)
Writing could be eliminated all together. We could speak and have it typed for us and sent to the person. The future is very bright!