[Red Badger]

....almost 30,000 clay tablets with cuneiform writing have been found there so far.

Tax Records.....................

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Pretty much. Court records would be more accurate. We are a practical species.

Rulers need to know who has what, who agreed to what and who is getting what. Once the tribe grows to beyond about 200 people some sort of record keeping is required. The larger the group the more complex the record keeping.