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The story of decipherment: From Egyptian hieroglyphic to linear B (The World of archaeology) - Softcover
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Speculation about Egyptian hieroglyphs began in the Renaissance; though sometimes fantastic, much of it was fascinating and fruitful. During the next two centuries European travelers in the Near East came home with increasingly accurate copies of the strange inscriptions to be found there. The great age of decipherment dawned in the mid-eighteenth century, at the time of the Enlightenment, with the Abbe Barthelemy's solution of the Palmyra script. The author discusses the contributions to the science of decipherment made by theorists and practitioners, examining the intellectual developments that led to their outstanding achievements. He explains the process of decipherment largely from the point of view of the practitioners themselves, but in a way that laypeople can follow. Among the scripts analyzed are the Palmyra script, Sassanid Persian, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Persian cuneiform, Akkadian cuneiform, the Cypriot syllabary, Hittite hieroglyphs, the Ugaritic alphabet, and Mycenaean Linear B. For this revised edition, the text has been brought up to date and a new section added on the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphs.
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The story of decipherment : from Egyptian hieroglyphic to linear B.
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Thames & Hudson, London, 1975
ISBN 10: 0500790019
ISBN 13: 9780500790014
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trade paperback. No Jacket. 25 cm. The World of archaeology. Includes 118 Illustrations and a map. American ed. published under title: The story of archaeological decipherment. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 205-210. 216 pages G. Light soiling and shelf wear to covers, light foxing and water stains to some pages and page edges, pages edges soiled, neat pencil underlining and marginal notes throughout, overall good condition. Seller Inventory # 18608
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