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Decryptions. BiGen 70.
BRIQUEL CHATONNET Françoise, RAMIO Céline.

Decryptions. BiGen 70.

IFAO
€34,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 26054
Format 21 x 29.7
Détails 140 p., paperback.
Publication Paris, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782724709520
In 1822, Jean-François Champollion deciphered hieroglyphics and paved the way for a new discipline: Egyptology. If Champollion's success still fascinates today, it is because he is the most emblematic figure of those we can call "the decipherers," for he is not the only one to have succeeded in the feat of deciphering a script. Many have attempted to unravel the mystery of these writings from ancient cultures, and only a handful have successfully completed this research. But how do we approach a script about which we have forgotten everything, whose system used, and the transcribed language are unknown? From Abbé Barthélémy to Michael Ventris, including Jean-François Champollion, this book revisits the most emblematic figures of the decipherers and the methods used to unravel the mystery of forgotten scripts. The authors also review current work and the progress of research into Mayan, Meroitic, and Linear Elamite writing. Finally, they address the challenges that may arise with certain writing systems that have not yet been deciphered or whose language is currently unknown to us.
In 1822, Jean-François Champollion deciphered hieroglyphics and paved the way for a new discipline: Egyptology. If Champollion's success still fascinates today, it is because he is the most emblematic figure of those we can call "the decipherers," for he is not the only one to have succeeded in the feat of deciphering a script. Many have attempted to unravel the mystery of these writings from ancient cultures, and only a handful have successfully completed this research. But how do we approach a script about which we have forgotten everything, whose system used, and the transcribed language are unknown? From Abbé Barthélémy to Michael Ventris, including Jean-François Champollion, this book revisits the most emblematic figures of the decipherers and the methods used to unravel the mystery of forgotten scripts. The authors also review current work and the progress of research into Mayan, Meroitic, and Linear Elamite writing. Finally, they address the challenges that may arise with certain writing systems that have not yet been deciphered or whose language is currently unknown to us.