Cuneiform
$20.79
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2015
Summary
Unlocking the Secrets of Cuneiform: A Journey into the Ancient World
Cuneiform script on tablets of clay is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. The choice of clay as a writing medium in ancient Mesopotamia meant that records of all kinds could survive down to modern times, preserving fascinating documents from ancient civilization, written by a variety of people and societies.
From reading these tablets we can understand not only the history and econ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714111889 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714111880 |
| Author: | Irving Finkel |
| Publisher: | British Museum Press |
| Imprint: | British Museum Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 119g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 145mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Ancient languages |
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About The Author
Irving Finkel
Irving Finkel is Assistant Keeper in the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum in London, where he is the curator of the collection of cuneiform clay tablets. He is the best-selling author of The Ark Before Noah, which documents the newly translated tablet of the Babylonian story of the flood which was recorded on clay tablets long before it was written down in the Hebrew Bible, proving it to be one of the world’s most ancient and lasting stories. It is that tablet that has given rise to the story in this book.
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