Reading and Writing in Babylon

Informationen zum Autor Dominique Charpin is Professor of Mesopotamian History at the Sorbonne, Paris. Klappentext Translation of: Lire et ecrire a Babylone. Zusammenfassung Shows how hundreds of thousands of clay tablets testify to the history of an ancient society that communicated broadly through letters to gods! insightful commentary! and sales receipts. This book includes many passages! offered in translation! that allow readers an illuminating glimpse into the lives of Babylonians.

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• Authors: Dominique Charpin, Charpin Dominique
• Assisted by: Jane Marie Todd (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.01.2011
• EAN: 9780674049680
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04968-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Writing systems, alphabets, BCE to c 500 CE, Babylonia, BCE period – Protohistory