Egypt, ~2900 BCE.
Each symbol conventionally symbolizes one word or morpheme. Symbols often represent words by the Rebus Principle.
Rebus Principle
From logographic writing, systems branched into two major directions: Phono-Semantic Hybrid Writing and Phonographic Writing.Rebus Principle
A symbol is used for the phonemic value of its usual referent
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Bee + Leaf = Belief