What mediums did the ancient Egyptians and the Babylonians use for writing?
Mike Arend The ancient Egyptians used strips of the stem of the reed-like papyrus plant for which they placed strips side by side, thereby forming a sheet, another layer was added perpendicular to the first set of strips (page 13). This writing medium was soaked in water and pounded with a mallet; once dried, the natural gum of the plant bonded the strips together to make some of the first known sheets for writing. The ancient Babylonians used a stylus to write on clay tablets, which they later baked to preserve (page 18). The Babylonians did not use zero in their number system but instead used a sexagesimal place-value notation. JW See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform_script JW Did the Babylonians use zero? 5. When did the ancient Babylonians begin to keep records? What is their style of writing called? Kathy Viola The ancient Babylonians began to keep records shortly after 3000 B.C. and that style of writing has been named “cuneiform”. Cuneiform is a style of writing wher
