what is a wedge-shaped system of writing developed in Mesopotamia?
History · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The wedge-shaped system of writing developed in Mesopotamia is known as cuneiform. It began to emerge in Sumer around the end of the 4th millennium BC. Cuneiform writing was created by pressing a reed stylus into soft clay tablets, which would then be baked or dried to record the markings. The name 'cuneiform' itself comes from the Latin 'cuneus', meaning 'wedge', owing to the wedge-like shape of the marks made on the clay.