Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ancient languages such as Sumerian ... of the symbols whose meaning is still unknown.

Cuneiform was developed by the Sumerian civilization that ... help scholars decode more proto-cuneiform symbols, as well as provide insight into the meaning of some seal motifs.

Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing ... Not only do some of the symbols match exactly, but they also appear to convey the same meanings in relation to ancient transactions and trade.

Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ancient languages such as Sumerian on clay tablets beginning ... Not only do some of the ...