Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the first known systematic retail inventory system using clay tablets that recorded stock levels, sales, and customer preferences?

Before modern analytics software, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated methods to track commerce and trade. From Mesopotamian clay tablets to Egyptian papyrus records, ancient merchants pioneered data collection techniques that would evolve into today's retail analytics. This poll explores how ancient civilizations gathered and utilized commercial data to make strategic decisions about their marketplace offerings, trade routes, and customer preferences.

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Mesopotamia (specifically Sumerian merchants)
Ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom period
The Phoenician trading empire
The Roman Republic's market administration