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Study Shows Amara and Tigre gave world 1st written language

June 4th, 2008  |  by ethiopianreview.com  |  published in Article

A new study shows that Amara and Tigre merchants founded the ancient civilization of Gebts 5100 years ago and as a result developed the world’s first written language of business and trade.
Gebts represented a prime location to sell their goods and products, which Amara and Tigre merchants appear to have done in the area [...]

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