Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond by Leslie Schramer, Geoff Emberling, Thomas G. Urban, Emily Teeter, Christopher Woods

Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond

Leslie Schramer, Geoff Emberling, Thomas G. Urban, Emily Teeter, Christopher Woods

240 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

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Writing, the ability to make language visible and permanent, is one of humanity's greatest inventions. This book presents current perspectives on the origins and development of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt, providing an overview of each writin...

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