The image is a photograph of a sign that reads "The Development of Writing: Writing began in Mesopotamia in about 3,200 B.C." The sign is displayed on a wooden wall with a decorative border. The text is written in black ink and is divided into two columns. 

The first column is titled "The time when written records first appear followed a period during which small clay calculators were used to keep track of goods within elaborate administrative systems. These calculators are used in the study of the Mesopotamian civilization. They are also used to calculate the number of objects in the field.

In the second column, there is a list of the different types of calculators and how they were used. The list includes:

- The first column mentions that the calculators used in this study were used for calculating the amount of objects that were collected in the soil. The second column explains that the calculator used to measure the accuracy of the calculations. The third column mentions how the calculator was used in a study of how the data was collected. The fourth column mentions the calculation of the numbers in the calculations, which is used to determine the accuracy and accuracy of each object. The fifth column mentions a broken ball with the counters still in place. The sixth column mentions an artifact that was discovered in the museum.