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c. 3100 BCE

Egyptian hieroglyphs emerge

Hieroglyphic writing becomes one of the ancient world’s most influential mixed logographic and phonetic systems.

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TimelineTimeline of the History of Writing Systems

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 98%

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