The Timeline Β· A Moment in Mesopotamia
~3000 BCE
Cuneiform Fully Developed
What happened
The pictographic symbols evolve into the wedge-shaped marks we call cuneiform. Scribes now use a reed stylus to press distinctive triangular impressions into wet clay, creating a more efficient writing system.
LocationMesopotamia
Part of the cuneiform timeline spanning 5,000 years in Massarrah.