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Our ancestors, the Mesopotamians, invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the world. In this collection of essays, the French scholar Jean Bottero attempts to go back to the moment which marks the very beginning of history.
To give the reader some sense of how Mesopotamian civilization has been mediated and interpreted in its transmission through time, Bottero begins with an account of Assyriology, the discipline devoted to the ancient culture. This transmission, compounded with countless discoveries, would not have been possible without the surprising decipherment of the cuneiform writing system. Bottero also focuses on divination in the ancient world, contending that certain modes of worship in Mesopotamia, in their application of causality and proof, prefigure the "scientific mind."
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About the Author
Jean Bottéro (1914–2007) was director emeritus of L’École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. He is the author of many books, several of which have been translated and published by the University of Chicago Press.
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- PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0226067262
- ISBN 13 9780226067261
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages326
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