Tableau May be Oldest Text
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/16/MN229801.DTLAn article in the San Francisco Chronicle reporting that 5,250-year-old symbols unearthed near Luxor may predate Sumerian script.
Submitted in section: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Ancient Egypt: Tableau May be Oldest Text