Egyptian Hieroglyphics:
- The Egyptians used hieroglyphics, a writing system that employed small pictures or symbols to represent words, syllables, or sounds.
- Hieroglyphs were often carved into stone monuments or painted on papyrus scrolls.
Mesopotamian Cuneiform:
- The Mesopotamians developed cuneiform, a system of wedge-shaped marks impressed on clay tablets.
- Cuneiform was originally pictographic (using pictures to represent objects), but over time, it evolved into a more syllabic and phonetic writing system.
While both hieroglyphics and cuneiform were complex systems, they played crucial roles in recording history, religious texts, literature, and administrative documents in their respective civilizations.