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What was the name of the script that the Mesopotamians used?

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Rosetta Stone

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Cuneiform

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Hieroglyphs

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The correct option is B Cuneiform
Cuneiform was one of the earliest systems of writing, invented by Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia.
It is distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, made by means of a blunt reed for a stylus.

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