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This video describes the intricate system of writing in cuneiform script, the first written composition ("The Epic of Gilgamesh"), and the role of scribes in Mesopotamia. Courtesy of Discovery Education
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brooklynprospect. (2017, February 27). Written Language in Mesopotamia. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1103/written-language-in-mesopotamia/
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