- Cuneiform developed out of a system of pictographs, or simple drawings that represented objects.
- Over time, these pictographs became more abstract and stylized, until they evolved into the wedge-shaped characters that are characteristic of cuneiform.
- Cuneiform was used to write a variety of languages, including Sumerian, Akkadian, and Elamite.
- It was the dominant form of writing in the Middle East for over 3,000 years.
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