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Cuneiform was developed in ancient Mesopotamia around 3200 BCE. It is one of the earliest known systems of writing and was created by the Sumerians.
Extra: Cuneiform writing began as a system of pictographs over time, these pictorial representations became simplified and more abstract. Cuneiform signs were made by pressing a reed stylus into soft clay tablets, which were then baked or left to harden in the sun. Initially, cuneiform was used to record commodities and trade transactions. Eventually, it became a complex system capable of recording a wide spectrum of the Sumerian language and was adapted for use in other languages such as Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian. The use of cuneiform declined after the first century AD, and it was eventually replaced by alphabetic scripts. Cuneiform is significant not only as a system of writing but also as a primary source of information about the social, economic, religious, and political life of ancient Mesopotamia.