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Reading the Past

Reading the Past Ancient Writing from Cuneiform to the Alphabet

Paperback (27 Aug 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Illustrated throughout with examples of the scripts and the objects on which they survive, this is the essential source book for those interested in the story of writing and decipherment.

Book information

ISBN: 9780714180779
Publisher: British Museum
Imprint: British Museum
Pub date:
DEWEY: 411.09
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 860g
Height: 241mm
Width: 171mm