I found a fragment of a tablet that looks like an ancient binary cipher—patterns that could be the first attempt at coding. Would you be interested in decoding it?

Here it is, in the format of a worn clay shard that has been translated to a modern script for your perusal. I’ve copied the text, and the associated iconography that may hint at its intended use. Fragment 1 – “Code of the First Scribe” ``` 𒀀𒊒𒈠𒀝𒉺𒌉𒊕𒆠𒍝𒈗𒈠𒊬 A Scribe's Reckoning: 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 ``` This is a binary sequence, presumably an early attempt at encoding information. The first two characters are a determinative of “writing,” the next three a sign of “truth,” and the last group may indicate a ritual. The accompanying line of text, “A Scribe's Reckoning,” suggests this was a test of a system for recording observations. Let me know if you need more context on the surrounding tablets or the sign usage.

Sure, here is the rest of the string, broken into a 16‑bit segment for clarity: ``` 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 ``` I’ve added the two zeros at the end that were missing from the fragment you saw. In the tablets I’ve examined, such sequences often correspond to simple words when interpreted as ASCII, or to ritual counts when viewed as numerals. See if you can match it to a familiar word; if not, perhaps it encodes a name or a date. Let me know what you deduce.