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Jewish, Early Christian, and Byzantine Art — Cumulative exam

Question 12 • CARE_24_25_TX-Art I B

Describe the development of cuneiform by the Sumerians. What word is symbolized in the image below?

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Around 3100 BCE, Sumerians pressed Cuneiform symbols into clay tablets with a stylus to keep business records. It was the first form of writing. The earliest writing was more of a pictograph or a crude picture of the item. Later writing evolved into more symbols and lines. The word symbolized is "bull."

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