Before and after Babel

Writing as Resistance in Ancient Near Eastern Empires

Description

The ancient Near East is not only where the world's earliest writing system, Babylonian cuneiform, was invented some 5,000 years ago, but also where nearly 2,000 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
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Writer
Van De Mieroop, Marc (Professor of History
Title
Before and after Babel
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Year
2023
Language
English
Pages
358
Weight
622 gr
EAN
9780197634660
Dimensions
164 x 243 x 35 mm
Binding format
Gebonden

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