Ancient writing from cuneiform to the alphabet
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Ancient writing from cuneiform to the alphabet
（Reading the past）
British Museum Press, 1996
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Includes bibliography and index
1st published 1990
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume contains six unabridged titles from the "Reading the Past" series and together they provide an introduction to the systems of writing used in the Ancient World. Illustrated throughout with examples of the scripts and the objects on which they survive, this book covers cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, the early alphabet, linear B and related scripts, Greek inscriptions and Etruscan.
Table of Contents
- "Cuneiform", C.B.F. Walker
- "Egyptian Hieroglyphs", W.V. Davies
- "The Early Alphabet", John F. Healey
- "Linear B and Related Scripts", John Chadwick
- "Greek Inscriptions", B.F. Cook
- "Etruscan", Larissa Bonfante.
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