Cuneiform, Vol. 3
The cuneiform writing system flourished in the Near East from before 3000 BC to AD 75. This book surveys the development of the script from the earliest pictographic signs to the latest astronomical tablets and the process by which it came to be used for writing many different Near Eastern languages. Sample texts show how the script is analysed into words and syllables and how to read the names of the most famous kings as they appear on monuments.\ In addition, extracts from contemporary...
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"There is nothing in existence or in preparation to my knowledge that competes with the Walker text. I rate it as very important."—Anne Kilmer, University of California, Berkeley
Preface1. Origin and Development2. Tablets and Monuments3. Scribes and Libraries4. The Geographical Spread5. Decipherment6. Sample Texts7. FakesWhere to see Cuneiform inscriptions Further Reading Index
