Record Keeping/Writing
The Assyrians used a style of writing called cuneiform. (shown in the picture above) The symbols were wedge shaped because of the stylus tip.
Cuneiform was used in many ways. It started out as a way to record business transactions, IOUs, and things like that. It helped priests know who had gotten their monthly share of crops and things. Later on, it became a way to send messages to one another. Imagine what the mail carriers had to go though carrying all those clay tablets!
Facts
-Kept good records of military actions
-Kept good records of stolen or looted goods
-The use of cuneiform helped the ancient Assyrians keep organized and on track.
-Without cuneiform records, we wouldn't know nearly as much about ancient Assyria as we do today.
-Kept good records of stolen or looted goods
-The use of cuneiform helped the ancient Assyrians keep organized and on track.
-Without cuneiform records, we wouldn't know nearly as much about ancient Assyria as we do today.