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| ^ 3400 BC - 3300 BC |Small tokens now contained in clay bullae, with impressions of the tokens made on the outer surface and often sealed with a pictographic impression. | ^ 3400 BC - 3300 BC |Small tokens now contained in clay bullae, with impressions of the tokens made on the outer surface and often sealed with a pictographic impression. | ||
| ^ 3300 BC - 3250 BC |Now in addition, flat and rounded clay tablets with token impressions and impressions from a round stylus found. Metrological systems and bundling steps not consistently employed | ^ 3300 BC - 3250 BC |Now in addition, flat and rounded clay tablets with token impressions and impressions from a round stylus found. Metrological systems and bundling steps not consistently employed | ||
| - | ^ 3250 BC - 3200 BC |Flat and rectangular-shaped tablets. Metrological systems and bundling steps employed. | + | ^ 3250 BC - 3200 BC |Flat and rectangular-shaped tablets. Metrological systems and bundling steps employed. |
| - | ^ 3200 BC | + | ^ 3200 BC |
| ^ 3200 BC - 3100 BC |Uruk IVa. Proto-cuneiform. Ca. 900 sign repertory used in documenting transactions. Tablets often divided into multiple columns, rows, or cases, and could indicate subtotals. Multiple, specialized metrologies and bundling steps employed. Beginning of lexical list tradition, including Lu2 A. Possible use of rebus principle and indication of grammatical morphemes. | ^ 3200 BC - 3100 BC |Uruk IVa. Proto-cuneiform. Ca. 900 sign repertory used in documenting transactions. Tablets often divided into multiple columns, rows, or cases, and could indicate subtotals. Multiple, specialized metrologies and bundling steps employed. Beginning of lexical list tradition, including Lu2 A. Possible use of rebus principle and indication of grammatical morphemes. | ||
| ^ 3100 BC - 3000 BC |Uruk III. Most complex stage of proto-cuneiform. More categories of products recorded. Timekeeping system indicated. Tablets can have multi-leveled cases. More lexical lists created or canonized. Archaic City Seal. Possible example of literature in the Tribute List. |[[http:// | ^ 3100 BC - 3000 BC |Uruk III. Most complex stage of proto-cuneiform. More categories of products recorded. Timekeeping system indicated. Tablets can have multi-leveled cases. More lexical lists created or canonized. Archaic City Seal. Possible example of literature in the Tribute List. |[[http:// | ||
