Based on Daniel C. Snells original workbook and informed by his decades of teaching, this new and improved textbook provides an introductory course in basic cuneiform signs. Using a method of repetition that asks the student to actively produce the signs as well as passively read them.
First discovered in a Hungarian library in 1838, the Rohonc Codex keeps privileged company with some of the most famous unsolved writing systems in the world, notably the Voynich manuscript, the Phaistos Disk, and Linear A. Written entirely in cipher, this 400-year-old, 450-page-long, richly illustrated manuscript initially gained considerable ......
A Study of Biblical Hebrew Terms for Writing Materials and Implements
In this book, Philip Zhakevich examines the technology of writing as it existed in the southern Levant during the Iron Age II period, after the alphabetic writing system had fully taken root in the region. Using the Hebrew Bible as its corpus and focusing on a set of Hebrew terms that designated writing surfaces and instruments, this study ......
The first book to examine Roman record-keeping and communication-one of the key building blocks of civilization and empire. It analyses the role played by these Roman obsessions in what was effectively the Roman equivalent of social media, used to disseminate information, official and private throughout the Roman world.
Alan Millard here argues that written reports about Jesus could have been made during his lifetime and that some among his audiences and followers may well have kept notes, first-hand documents that the Evangelists could weave into their accounts.
Studies in the Architectural Context of Late Assyrian Palace Inscriptions
It is too often forgotten that every Assyrian "historical" inscription functioned in a very specific context. This context influenced its content and the way in which it was perceived by ancient viewers and readers. Russell's goal is to address the reconstruction of the context of these inscriptions in order to elucidate their original impact. In ......
Describes the inscriptions that ornament objects in the Arab world, demonstrating the centrality of the word in Islam, documents uses on monuments, metalwares, ceramics, textiles, and other objects, from declarations of ownership to Koranic verses, and explains their history and context.
Manuel de composition et guide pratique a l'usage des etudiants anglophones
Serves as a comprehensive reference guide as well as a systematic, learner-centered approach for native English-speaking students. In this title, the author addresses the most common problems of writing in French, and progresses from words to sentences to paragraphs to the elaboration of accurate and authentic expository prose.
