They used symbols and markings with a stylus, a form known as proto-cuneiform. The symbols on the tablet represent animals, commodities, beverages, some processes, and various other objects.

cuneiform writing was created by using a reed stylus to make wedge-shaped indentations in clay tablets. Later scribes would chisel cuneiform into a variety of stone objects as well. Different ...

It could be a possible embezzlement by one of her brothers, Buzazu. She decided to pen down a plea for help with a reed stylus and clay tablet to Assur-mutappil, another brother of hers. "I have ...