The markings on a 4,400-year-old clay cylinder found in a grave may represent an example of the world’s oldest alphabet
Humans discovered writing through the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. A series of symbols inscribed on clay tablets is considered the beginning of writing. Over time, these symbols evolved in the hands of scribes, transforming into a more easily writable form, which became the alphabet. The creators of the alphabet are believed to be ancient Egyptian scribes.