UID:
almahu_9949423215902882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).
ISBN:
9780197634691
,
9780197634684
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
The ancient Near East is not only where the world's earliest writing system, Babylonian cuneiform, was invented some 5000 years ago, but also where nearly 2000 years later numerous other scripts developed each to write a specific language. As a framework for the rich intellectual history of this region's ancient past, this book investigates how this 'confusion of tongues' came about, how writings in the multiple languages and scripts interacted with each other, and what the consequences were.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780197634660
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
