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Reading the Past Ser.: Cuneiform by C. B. Walker (1987, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520061152

ISBN-139780520061156

eBay Product ID (ePID)231513

Product Key Features

Number of Pages64 Pages

Publication NameCuneiform

LanguageEnglish

SubjectArchaeology, Linguistics / General

Publication Year1987

TypeTextbook

AuthorC. B. Walker

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

SeriesReading the Past Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight1 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN87-005879

Dewey Edition19

Series Volume Number3

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal417/.7

Table Of ContentPreface 1. Origin and Development 2. Tablets and Monuments 3. Scribes and Libraries 4. The Geographical Spread 5. Decipherment 6. Sample Texts 7. Fakes Where to see Cuneiform inscriptions Further Reading Index

SynopsisThe 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.

LC Classification NumberPJ3193.W35 1987