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Story of Decipherment : From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script by Maurice Pope (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-10050028105X
ISBN-139780500281055
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038289503
Product Key Features
Number of Pages232 Pages
Publication NameStory of Decipherment : from Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
SubjectArchaeology, Alphabets & Writing Systems, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorMaurice Pope
Subject AreaSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight22.9 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-061441
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal411/.7
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe desire to solve mysteries is as old as humanity and the spell of an unknown writing has always been particularly potent. This is a discussion of the contributions to the science of decipherment made by theorists such as Leibnitz and by brilliant practitioners of it from Champollion to Ventris. Maurice Pope examines the intellectual developments that lead to their outstanding achievements, and describes the process of decipherment, providing quotations from their original publications and many examples of their drawings, tables and diagrams. Among the scripts the author analyses are the Palmyra script, Sassanid Persian, Egyptian hieroglyphic, Persian cuniform, Akkadian cuneiform, the Cypriot syllabary, Hittitte hieroglyphic, the Ugaritic alphabet and Mycenaean Linear B.
LC Classification NumberP901.P6 1999
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