"The study of pictorial cuneiform tablets reveals the interplay between early writing and visual culture in ancient Mesopotamia. Artefacts such as the Blau Monuments, Babylonian Map of the World or the creation mythos Enuma Elish, exemplify humanity's drive to visually express abstract religious concepts. These early compositions, mostly stored on tablets, provide insights into the connection between ancient visual language, depicting rituals, and spiritual belief systems.
The evolution of religious representation in cuneiform, mirrors the development of the writing system, transitioning from pictographic depictions to symbolic visual elements integrated within the script. Spanning millennia, cuneiform's transition from pictographic to phonetic system introduced a level of abstraction that paved the way for more efficient and adaptable scripts. This innovation influenced the development of alphabetic systems, as the concept of representing sounds rather than objects became central to later writing systems, further interconnecting the use of visual communication in conveying abstracted religious reasoning. "
