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Unearth the newly discovered Babylonian inscriptions on bricks and learn what they may reveal about ancient writing and daily life.
This scholarly work investigates bricks from Babylon to understand why inscriptions were made and what they might mean.
This edition delves into the long history of Babylonian bricks bearing unusual marks, comparing them with other ancient inscriptions. It explains how scholars have debated the nature of these signs and outlines the approach used to interpret them, while noting how future finds could change our understanding.- What the markings look like and how they differ from other known inscriptions
- How these bricks resemble or diverge from Roman brick practices
- The reasoning used to suggest these signs express sentences or words rather than letters
- How new materials from the East might help unlock their meaning
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