Visible Language Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond |
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| Editor:
| Woods, Christopher |
| Series title: | Oriental Institute Museum Publications |
| ISBN: | 978-1-885923-76-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Current perspectives on the origins and development of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt, providing an overview of each writing system and its uses. This richly illustrated volume, issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute, provides a perspective on, and appreciation of, an invention that changed the course of history.
Current perspectives on the origins and development of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt, providing an overview of each writing system and its uses. This richly illustrated volume, issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute, provides a perspective on, and appreciation of, an invention that changed the course of history.