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The Egyptian writing system likely evolved from the earlier Mesopotamian cuneiform system due to cross-cultural contact.

“I think it's much more probable that the Egyptian writing system used to write ancient Egyptian language sprung up as a consequence of an older prevailing system of writing the Kuneaoform languages because there are so many points in common.”

Freakonomics Radio Network · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 3K views on this topic

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169. Decoding the World’s First Writing | People I (Mostly) Admire

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