What type of script is found in the cuneiform texts of Uruk?
Hieroglyphics
Linear A
Cuneiform script
Alphabetical script
Answer
The cuneiform script is found in the texts of Uruk. Cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, developed by the Sumerians in the late 4th millennium BC. It used wedge-shaped marks made on clay tablets with a reed stylus.
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