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The First Words: From Clay Tokens to Cuneiform

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The First Words: From Clay Tokens to Cuneiform

How ancient Sumerians invented writing to count their goods

en hi ta te mr kn ml gu bn

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2019
Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.
2014
Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors.
1998
A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.
1987
Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.
1980
The Australian swimming team, nicknamed the Quietly Confident Quartet, won the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time that the United States, which boycotted the games, has not won the event at the Olympics.
1974
The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis (pictured) taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the collapse of the military junta.

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