Cuneiform Script Fountain Pen

A Limited Edition fountain pen from Sailor – 388 pcs worldwide

‘Sumerian cuneiform Script’ is thought to be the oldest script originally used to record commercial activities on tablets of clay by the Sumer - one of the earliest known civilizations in South Mesopotamia more than 5000 years ago.

The cuneiform writing system was developed from the Sumerian language. Lasting several centuries, it was used for many languages - each different in structure and often geographically separated - for example the Akkadian and the Eblaite (both Semitic languages). Importantly it contributes to the formation of various alphabets of the World including Arabic and Hebrew.

The Sumer were the first civilization to practice intensive, year-round agriculture (from ca. 5300 BC). The surplus of storable foodstuffs created by this economy allowed the population to settle in one place instead of migrating after crops and herds. It also allowed for a much greater population density, and in turn required an extensive labour force and division of labor. This organization led to the necessity of record keeping and the development of writing (ca. 3500 BC). The writing / script was recorded by pressing stamps against clay tablets.

Sumerians invented picture-hieroglyphs that developed into later cuneiform, and their language vies with Ancient Egyptian for credit as the oldest known written human language. Hundreds of thousands of texts in the Sumerian language were found on clay tablets which include personal and business letters and transactions, receipts, lexical lists, laws, hymns and prayers, magical incantations, and scientific texts including mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. Monumental inscriptions and texts on different objects like statues or bricks were also found. The Sumerian continued to be the language of religion and law in Mesopotamia long after Semitic speakers had become the ruling race.

Sailor Pen is proud to present “SUMER” limited edition fountain pen made in sterling silver in the Ancient Script series.

The cap is designed with a cylindrical impression depicting the engraving of Ur-Nammu, a significant Ruler around 2100 BC.

The barrel is engraved with part of the law code of the King of Ancient Babylon, Hammurabi (ca. 1792-1750 BC)

The Sumer fountain pen is fitted with the solid 21K gold ‘Naginata Togi’ nib in rhodium plating, specially produced by nib master Nobuyoshi Nagahara.

Model name: The ‘Sumer’
Number: 10-9184
Colors: Silver
Materials: Sterling Silver 925

Filling system: Converter & Cartridge type
Special features: Limited edition individually numbered 1-388/388

Nib availability: 21K Available in Naginata Togi NMF,NM, and NB nib grades