@scarlett_sA clean infographic of the oldest writing systems, from Cuneiform and Indus Valley Script (both 35th century BC) through Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Linear Elamite, Cretan Script, Anatolian Hieroglyphs, Ugaritic Alphabet, Chinese Characters, Cypriot Syllabary, and the Phoenician Alphabet. Solid reference material for anyone into ancient history
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The image is an infographic displaying the oldest writing systems. It shows ten different ancient scripts arranged in two rows of five. Each script is presented as a series of symbols on a dark background, with a title and date below. The overall mood is educational and informative, with a clean, graphic style. Notable are the distinct visual styles of each script, from the wedge-shaped marks of Cuneiform to the pictorial nature of Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the abstract symbols of Linear Elamite. ON-SCREEN TEXT: Oldest Writing Systems Cuneiform 35th century BC Indus Valley Script 35th century BC Egyptian Hieroglyphs 32nd century BC Linear Elamite 23rd century BC Cretan Script 21st century BC Anatolian Hieroglyphs 14th century BC Ugaritic Alphabet 14th century BC Chinese Characters 13th century BC Cypriot Syllabary 11th century BC Phoenician Alphabet 11th
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View original postPhoto by @scarlett_s· Jul 30, 2026· Info/Editorials
The image is an infographic displaying the oldest writing systems. It shows ten different ancient scripts arranged in two rows of five. Each script is presented as a series of symbols on a dark background, with a title and date below. The overall mood is educational and informative, with a clean, graphic style. Notable are the distinct visual styles of each script, from the wedge-shaped marks of Cuneiform to the pictorial nature of Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the abstract symbols of Linear Elamite. ON-SCREEN TEXT: Oldest Writing Systems Cuneiform 35th century BC Indus Valley Script 35th century BC Egyptian Hieroglyphs 32nd century BC Linear Elamite 23rd century BC Cretan Script 21st century BC Anatolian Hieroglyphs 14th century BC Ugaritic Alphabet 14th century BC Chinese Characters 13th century BC Cypriot Syllabary 11th century BC Phoenician Alphabet 11th
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