Sumerians: Pioneers of Writing and Astronomy

Ancient Sumerians invented writing over 5000 years ago and left us hundreds of thousands

of clay tablets covered in cuneiform script. These weren't just receipts or basic

records. They contained epic poems, detailed astronomical charts tracking

celestial movements, and complex mathematical formulas. The Sumerians could predict lunar eclipses,

knew advanced geometry, and wrote sophisticated literature like the Epic of Gilgamesh centuries before

Homer. Their tablets reveal they cataloged over 1500 stars and understood planetary cycles.

They built ziggurats that touched the sky and developed the first schools called edubbas where

scribes spent years mastering thousands of symbols. Every tablet we uncover proves they