Facts about Styluses and Tablets

Stylus and Tablet Facts

Did you know that the Stylus and Tablet have been around for a long time? A weird but actual fact! The first stylus and tablet date back to the ancient Mesopotamian period. Cuneiform is a writing system that was developed by the Ancient Mesopotamians. They would use a stylus made of reed to scratch writing into their clay tablets. Reed is similar to a stick. One end of their stylus had a sharp point for writing, and the other had a flat end to scratch off the writing if they made a mistake. How cool is that? Our technology has advanced over the years and has become much easier to use.

 

Facts about the Stylus and Tablets:

1. The plural noun of stylus is styli or styluses.

2. A reed stylus was a writing tool used by the scribes of ancient Mesopotamia. Scribes were very important people who were trained to write using cuneiform so they could record important things on their tablets with their styluses.

3. Tablets in ancient times were made from clay, stone, wax paper, parchment, or papyrus.

4. Ancient Styluses were made from reed, iron, bronze, or bone.

5. The Ancient Romans called their writing tablets diptychs. A diptych was similar to a book. It had a hinge that allowed the writing tablet to fold to protect the writing on the waxed surfaces of the paper.  

6. A Tabula was a wax tablet used by the Ancient Romans for writing.

7. Cuneiform is the oldest form of writing, and it dates back to around 3200 BCE.

A bible verse states that everything we have has already been. Read it here... “That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and GOD requireth that which is past”-Ecclesiastes 3:15

 

Can you share a fact about ancient or today’s styluses and writing tablets?

 

Books about Cuneiform and Ancient writing:

1. Sumerian Mythology: History for kids: by Dinobibi Publishing

2. Cuneiform: Ancient Scripts by Irving Finkel

3. Children's Encyclopedia of Ancient History: by Philip Steele

4. Ox, House, Stick: by Don Robb

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