The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process

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Management number 237094977 Release Date 2026/07/10 List Price US$38.58 Model Number 237094977
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Although ancient writing offers our first glimpse of history, people and institutions, its origins remain mysterious. This book presents the most up-to-date analysis of the origins of ancient writing. Studying often neglected writing systems, such as those of Mesoamerica, leading scholars collectively discuss how these scripts came into existence and developed during their first centuries of use. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Elamite, Mesoamerica and the Maya, Shang and Runic are represented. Read more

ASIN 0521838614
ISBN10 1107023866
ISBN13 978-0521838610
Edition Illustrated
Language English
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Dimensions 7 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches
Item Weight 2.31 pounds
Print length 436 pages
Publication date December 13, 2004

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