Cuneiform.
| N° d'inventaire | 23227 |
| Format | 15 x 21 |
| Détails | 110 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Talence, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9791096137145 |
Appearing before 3000 BC, cuneiform is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. Its nail-shaped characters, inscribed in the clay of the tablets, have survived through time to reveal to us a part of the daily life of ancient Mesopotamia. Reading these tablets helps us today to understand not only the history and economy of these societies, but also the beliefs, ideas, and superstitions of an entire humanity resurfacing from the past. By resurrecting the world where people wrote in cuneiform, this book reveals how these ancient writings renew our way of thinking about the past of Man. From school exercises scribbled in class to the finely calligraphed literature reserved for royal libraries, discover how this pre-alphabetic script really worked and how it was used, so long ago, to record so many different languages. This short, richly illustrated handbook is the perfect guide to discovering cuneiform and understanding our distant past. - originally published in English, British Museum Press -
Appearing before 3000 BC, cuneiform is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. Its nail-shaped characters, inscribed in the clay of the tablets, have survived through time to reveal to us a part of the daily life of ancient Mesopotamia. Reading these tablets helps us today to understand not only the history and economy of these societies, but also the beliefs, ideas, and superstitions of an entire humanity resurfacing from the past. By resurrecting the world where people wrote in cuneiform, this book reveals how these ancient writings renew our way of thinking about the past of Man. From school exercises scribbled in class to the finely calligraphed literature reserved for royal libraries, discover how this pre-alphabetic script really worked and how it was used, so long ago, to record so many different languages. This short, richly illustrated handbook is the perfect guide to discovering cuneiform and understanding our distant past. - originally published in English, British Museum Press -