Reading the Past Cuneiform /anglais - Softcover

WALKER C B F

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714180599 ISBN 13: 9780714180595

Publisher: BRITISH MUSEUM, 1987

Synopsis

The cuneiform writing system flourished in the Near East from before 3000 B.C. to A.D. 75. This book surveys the development of the script from the earliest pictographic signs to the latest astronomical tablets and the process by which it came to be used for writing many different Near Eastern languages. Sample texts show how the script is analyzed into words and syllables and how to read the names of the most famous kings as they appear on monuments. In addition, extracts from contemporary Sumerian literature and school texts give an account of the training of the scribes, and the various types of inscription they wrote are illustrated. The decipherment of cuneiform they wrote are illustrated. The decipherment of cuneiform is explained and - for the collector - some guidelines for the identification of fake inscriptions are given.

Edition details

• Publisher: BRITISH MUSEUM
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714180599
• ISBN 13: 9780714180595
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64