cuneiform

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However, cuneiform clay tablets contained a wide variety of texts, such as tax lists, sales documents, prayers, literature and early historical and mathematical texts.

From Science Daily

This connection had been referenced in many historical sources, including the Bible, in cuneiform texts, and local traditional stories.

From Science Daily

To this day, my notes look like something between cuneiform and the lines from furniture on wooden floors after decades of wear and tear.

From Los Angeles Times

"Up until now it has been difficult to access the content of many cuneiform tablets at once -- you sort of need to know exactly what you are looking for and where," Mara adds.

From Science Daily

Another set of cuneiform tablets detailed how to interpret the motion of celestial bodies.

From National Geographic