Abydos Tablets, c. 3400-3300 BCE

 

In 1989, Gunter Dreyer discovered in a tomb at Abydos “ivory”—or bone—tablets that reveal an early stage of the hieroglyphic system around 3,400 to 3,300 BCE.

“Earliest Egyptian Glyphs,” Archaeology, March/April 1999.

Abydos Tablets

By Gunter Dreyer – [1]. Image stripped of 3D elements, to retain 2D elements only per Commons guidelines, considered as non-creative reproduction of an ancient artifact (3400-3200 BCE)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77717107

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