The early written material of Mesopotamia have been found :

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The correct option is 1:

The earliest form of writing in Mesopotamia, primarily Sumerian and later Akkadian cuneiform, was recorded almost exclusively on Clay Tablets. The region, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, possessed abundant clay, which proved to be an ideal and durable material for record-keeping. Scribes would use a reed stylus to press wedge-shaped signs (cuneiform) into the soft, moist clay, and the tablets were then dried in the sun or baked in a kiln for permanent preservation. This method, dating back to around 3200 BCE, made the material inexpensive, readily available, and highly resistant to decay over thousands of years, explaining why millions of these tablets have been excavated, offering a vast wealth of historical knowledge on administration, law, literature, and mathematics.

The incorrect option is 2: On Olive Leaves. Writing on olive leaves was not a practice in early Mesopotamia; organic materials like leaves would have decayed rapidly in the Mesopotamian climate, and they lacked the rigidity necessary for cuneiform script.

The incorrect option is 3: On Bronze Tablets. While metallurgy existed, bronze was a valuable and expensive material reserved primarily for tools, weapons, and statues. It was far too costly to use for the daily transactional and administrative records that form the bulk of early Mesopotamian writing.

The incorrect option is 4: On Stone Panels. Stone panels were used for monumental inscriptions, royal decrees, and elaborate public displays (like the Code of Hammurabi Stele) because of their permanence and visibility. However, they were difficult to carve and costly, making them unsuitable for the massive volume of day-to-day written materials, which were handled via clay tablets.