alleryThe first Mesopotamian tablets, written around 3200 BCE, recorded what?
ALists of goods for the temples of Uruk
BGenealogies of the kings of Sumer
CLove poems of Inanna and Dumuzi
DMaps of the canals of the Euphrates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Lists of goods for the temples of Uruk
1. They held picture-like signs and numbers.
2. About 5,000 lists of oxen, fish and bread.
3. Writing began to record transactions.
_Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 2, Writing and City Life._
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