Ca 1000 BC A terracotta cuneiform tablet in a light brown fabric with a written script on both sides. Cuneiform (from cuneus, Latin for "wedge") writing, which derives its name from the distinctive shape of its letters, is one of the earliest forms of writing and developed in ancient Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC. Size: L:70mm / W:40mm ; 80g Provenance: Property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.