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Inscribed in Clay
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Pages: 416
Authors: Yuval Goren
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Emery and Claire Yass Archaeology Press

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Examines letters from the Tell el-Amarna archive in Egypt, written between Egypt and other Middle Eastern nations ca. 1360-1334 B.C. Uses material and chemical
They Wrote on Clay
Language: en
Pages: 253
Authors: Edward Chiera
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Originally published in 1939, this book contains an assessment of the historical evidence provided by ancient Babylonian cuneiform tablets. The text is accompan
The Archives of Ebla
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: Giovanni Pettinato
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1981 - Publisher: Doubleday Books

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When the ancient city of Ebla was unearthed, archaeologists discovered the well-preserved royal library containing more than 15,000 clay tablets and fragments.
Materiality of Writing in Early Mesopotamia
Language: de
Pages: 333
Authors: Thomas E. Balke
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-24 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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This volume presents recent research on the relationship between the material format of text-bearing artefacts, the texts they carry, and their genre. The essay
The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture
Language: en
Pages: 838
Authors: Karen Radner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-22 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The cuneiform script, the writing system of ancient Mesopotamia, was witness to one of the world's oldest literate cultures. For over three millennia, it was th