What is Kušim?
{{Infobox person | name = Kušim (?) | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | nationality = [[Sumer|Sumerian]] | occupation = [[Writer]], [[barley]] producer, [[beer]] manufacturer, [[storage]] owner, and [[Accounting|accountant]] | years_active = {{circa}} [[31st century BC]] | known_for = One of the earliest known recorded (supposed) names of a [[writer]]; one of the earliest [[Writer|writers]] in history. | notable_works = ''[[Kušim Tablets]]'' }} '''Kušim (?)''' (lived {{circa}} [[31st century BC]]) was a [[Sumer|Sumerian]] [[writer]], [[barley]] producer, [[beer]] manufacturer, [[storage]] owner, and [[Accounting|accountant]]. Kušim is best known for having one of the earliest known recorded (supposed) names of a [[writer]], as well as being one of the earliest known writers in history. Even though we know for certain that Kušim existed and lived in [[Sumer]] {{circa}} [[31st century BC]] and that this person worked as a barley producer, storage owner, and accountant, it is rather disputed if Kušim is actually this person's name or not. Some scholars suggested that Kušim could be supposedly the title of a [[ocupation]] which used to exist (or it has a different name in the modern-day world), the supposed name of a [[institution]], and/or more suggestions. == Biography == Kušim lived and worked {{circa}} [[31st century BC]] in [[Sumer]] as a [[barley]] producer, [[beer]] manufacturer, [[storage]] owner, and [[Accounting|accountant]]. He also worked as a [[writer]]. It is rather disputed if Kušim is actually this person's name or not. Some scholars suggested that Kušim could be the supposed title of a [[occupation]] which used to exist (or it has a different name in the modern-day world), the supposed name of an [[institution]], and/or more suggestions. Kušim is only known from several