The Earliest Writing

Series: Social Studies Program Series

Year Published: 1964

Creator: Educational Development Center

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Introduces the earliest formal writing yet found, the protoliterate writing of the Sumerians. Shows how it was scribed on wet clay tablets, reveals the representational character of the symbols and indicates what is known and what is not known about it. Raises unsolved questions as an incentive for students to decipher the writing. Features Robert M Admas and Diane E Taylor.

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