Among other things, reading hieroglyphics was a lot of work.
There’s a bit of debate about the origin of the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Some believe it’s a proverb coined by the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius; others say it’s a modern turn of phrase invented by the advertising industry at the turn of the 20th century.
Archaeologists have taught us that before the alphabet was invented, “written" communication was in the form of pictures, known as hieroglyphics. They are believed to have originated around 3100 BCE., not as a way to capture history, but as a method for documenting business transactions during the rise of the city-state. Scholars believe that Mesopotamia, considered the “Cradle of Civilization,” is the birthplace of many history-changing inventions and concepts, including writing.
“The giant leap came when somebody conceived of this matter, that you could draw a picture which represented something that someone could recognize but at the same time that sign could be used just for theof the thing it looked like, so the sound became drawn out or separated from the picture," says
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