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Cuneiform / Irving Finkel and Jonathan Taylor.
Thanks to the use of clay tablets as a writing medium, cuneiform records have survived for thousands of years, providing a fascinating glimpse into the political, economic, and religious institutions of ancient Mesopotamia.
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- ISBN: 1606064479
- ISBN: 9781606064474
- Physical Description: 110 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Los Angeles : J Paul Getty Museum, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Looking backwards and forwards -- Going to school -- Who used cuneiform writing? -- How do we understand it, anyway? -- The scribe revealed -- What happened to cuneiform? -- How did it work? -- Counting days -- Why study cuneiform? -- Cuneiform code chart. |
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| Subject: | Cuneiform writing. Cuneiform inscriptions. Cuneiform tablets. Cuneiform inscriptions. Cuneiform tablets. Cuneiform writing. Keilschrift. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola | REF 492 FIN (Text) | 33118000168930 | Reference | Available | - |
| Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville | 492.1 FINKEL (Text) | 33946003082687 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Monon Town and Twp PL - Monon | 492 FIN (Text) | 36825000837748 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Thanks to the use of clay tablets as a writing medium, cuneiform records have survived for thousands of years, providing a fascinating glimpse into the political, economic, and religious institutions of ancient Mesopotamia. - Baker & Taylor
Looks at what cuneiform script reveals about the Near Eastern civilizations that used this writing system, while featuring close-up images of cuneiform tablets and inscriptions. - Chicago Distribution CenterCuneiform script on clay tablets is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. The resilience of clay has permitted these records to survive for thousands of years, providing a fascinating glimpse into the political, economic, and religious institutions of the ancient Near Eastern societies that used this writing system.
A concise and accessible introduction to the topic, this book traces the history of cuneiform from its beginnings in the fourth millennium BC to its eventual demise in the face of the ever expanding use of alphabetic Aramaic in the first millennium BC. The authors explain how this pre-alphabetic system worked and how it was possible to use it to record so many different languages. Drawing on examples from the British Museum, which has the largest and most venerable cuneiform collection in the world, this lively volume includes elementary school exercises, revealing private letters, and beautiful calligraphic literature for royal libraries. - Chicago Distribution CenterCuneiform script on clay tablets is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. The resilience of clay has permitted these records to survive for thousands of years, providing a fascinating glimpse into the political, economic, and religious institutions of the ancient Near Eastern societies that used this writing system.
A concise and accessible introduction to the topic, this book traces the history of cuneiform from its beginnings in the fourth millennium BC to its eventual demise in the face of the ever expanding use of alphabetic Aramaic in the first millennium BC. The authors explain how this pre-alphabetic system worked and how it was possible to use it to record so many different languages. Drawing on examples from the British Museum, which has the largest and most venerable cuneiform collection in the world, this lively volume includes elementary school exercises, revealing private letters, and beautiful calligraphic literature for royal libraries.
