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Reading the Past #0003: Cuneiform

by C B F Walker

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ISBN13: 9780520061156
ISBN10: 0520061152
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The cuneiform writing system flourished in the Near East from before 3000 BC to AD 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 analysed 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 is explained and--for the collector--some guidelines for the identification of fake inscriptions are given.

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"There is nothing in existence or in preparation to my knowledge that competes with the Walker text. I rate it as very important."--Anne Kilmer, University of California, Berkeley
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ISBN:
9780520061156
Author:
Walker, C. B. F.
Publisher:
University of California Press
Author:
Walker, C. B. F.
Location:
Berkeley, CA :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Linguistics
Subject:
Archaeology
Subject:
Graphic Arts
Subject:
Arts, fine
Subject:
Cuneiform writing
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 63.
Series:
Reading the Past
Series Volume:
v. 3
Publication Date:
June 1987
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
64
Dimensions:
9.46x6.73x.25 in. .37 lbs.
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