The Sumerians were one of the earliest societies to emerge
in the world, in Southern Mesopotamia more than 5000 years ago. They developed
a writing system whose wedge-shaped strokes would influence the style of
scripts in the same geographical area for the next 3000 years.2.. 2700 BC Egyptian
Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt
and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the
Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC,[1] making it one of the
oldest recorded languages known.3. 2400 BC Akkadian
Akkadian
is an extinct Semitic language (part of the greater Afroasiatic language
family) that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia.The name of the language is derived from the city of Akkad, a
major center of Mesopotamian civilization.4. 2400 BC Eblaite
5. 2250 BC Elamite
6.2000 BC Hurrian
7. 1800 BC Luwian
8.18th century BC Minoan
9.1650 BC Hittite
10. 1500 BC Canaanite
