Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for ...

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However, when the same symbols occurred in longer inscriptions ... and ancient middle eastern or near eastern languages like Sumerian, Elamite, and Hittite. This was because of several mismatches ...

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