Cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing, was probably developed as a means of keeping records of
a)population size.
b)religious rituals.
c)trade and commerce.
d)numbers of livestock people owned

Cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing, was probably developed as a means of keeping records of d) numbers of livestock people owned. Cuneiform took many years for people to decipher the scriptures.

Because broadest terms allows the law flexibility depending on changing society and circumstances.