====== Cuniform ======

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Cuniform was not always phonetic, early cuneiform seems to be visual representations of known objects and known references, cuniform evolved into abstract symbols possibly as a means of dealing with the clay medium as paper being space constraints, time constraints and character of the clay material. Here are some examples...

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