The document summarizes gods and goddesses of Mesopotamian religion including Anu, Enlil, Enki, Marduk, Ashur, Gula, Ereshkigal, Nabu, Ninurta, Adad and Erra. It then discusses how the Mesopotamians invented the world's first system of writing starting with pictograms before developing cuneiform around 3000 BC with about 700 symbols. Finally, it lists some Mesopotamian inventions such as the wheel, streets, bricks, irrigation, sailboats and the first system of writing.

1. MESOPOTAMIA Gods, Writing, And Inventions By: Ellis Gloman

3. Writing The Mesopotamians invented the world’s first system of writing. Their first form of writing was pictograms. Pictograms were used to communicate basic information. Even though pictograms were useful, they needed writing, so they developed a form of writing called cuneiform. Cuneiform was invented somewhere around 3,000 B.C. They used cuneiform to keep track of records, communicate with each other, and many other things. There are about 700 symbols in cuneiform. This is a picture of cuneiform written on a stone tablet

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