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c. 3200 BCE

Proto-cuneiform appears in Mesopotamia

Administrative marks in southern Mesopotamia develop into the earliest known writing system.

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TimelineTimeline of the History of Writing Systems

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 98%

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writingmesopotamiacuneiform