RSSFreedom of the Sumerian Press
More than 25,000 tablets inscribed with a writing once known as Akkadian cuneiform were discovered in the ruins of an ancient Assyrian library long ago. Older than the culture of Assyria itself, the postscript divulged that these stories, poems, and songs, were copied from even earlier writings. This earlier culture preceded the antiquity of Egypt, China, and the Greeks, would come to be known as Sumerian; the first civilization. Amazingly, this culture seems to have sprung up out of nowhere, and yet, many people don’t know that the Sumerians had almost all the conveniences and lifestyle we’ve come to consider “modern-day”. From performing brain surgery to recording complex legal systems and rights for women and the sick, they taught advanced subjects in school such as zoology, mathematics, botany, theology, and even human anatomy. They wore elaborate jewelry, pushed a sense of justice and morality, and complained about taxes.
They also invented the first form of printing; the cylinder seal which was engraved in reverse so it could be rolled onto wet clay to press a picture into it. This was much faster than hand-carving everything in stone or even hand-pressing the cuneiform symbols in the clay, and it thus allowed the Sumerians to tell a prolific number or stories. This form of printing gave their culture the freedom to grow at a great pace, and to leave its mysteries behind to be deciphered.
When German inventor Gutenberg “invented” a printing press again in 1440, the first modern books were made, allowing the world to share stories and knowledge on an even larger mass scale once again. Printing has always been the cornerstone of society; allowing us to quickly commit our letters, lists, ideas, and business documents to some form of physical permanence.
In our hubris, we may be tempted to think our own ancient civilization could never have fathomed where our technology would go. But MOST of what exists today existed at the dawn of time, in some form or another. Our modern-day stuff just works faster using new takes on age-old principles, and is more readily available to every single person and child. Do we even appreciate the power to print at our fingertips?
From concert flyers to homework to shopping lists; the freedom to print makes our lives easy, and inspires creativity. It frees up time and lets us share information. It allows documents to be made and reproduced over and over, enabling knowledge to spread quickly. It is with this great feat in mind that I present PCRush.com to you. Right now here at WantACode.com, we have an exclusive coupon to share with you, that will allow you to save $5 on any Inkjet or mobile scanner, for a limited time only. Use code WantACode5 to save. If you want more information on their great products available you can check out the PCRush YouTube channel - or just watch this informational video to get you in the printing mood.
Print up a flyer for your birthday. Print up cards for your friends. Print up an essay for school. Print your shopping lists; print your to-do’s. Embrace the power to print and the power to save at PCRush.com. Our very civilization depends on it!
