Symbols for the recording of
language in a visible form. The first writing system was cuneiform
?, which emerged among the
Sumerians towards the end of the 4th millennium BC; however it was followed closely by the appearance of writing in
Egypt and the [Indus valley]
?, and since then writing has appeared independently a number of times, associated with various civilizations.
- Kinds of writing
- Calligraphy?
- Penmanship?
- Spelling?