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Event · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk

The first proto-cuneiform tablets are written at Uruk (Uruk IV)

Uruk IV, c. 3350 to 3200 BC: about 1,800 tablets, almost all accounts, found in later fill in the Eanna precinct.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The first proto-cuneiform tablets are written at Uruk (Uruk IV) [Event EVT0DEDQ9ASZRB5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDQ9ASZRB5
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