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Origins of Writing

paperbackDecember 31, 1991
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ISBN-13: 9780803291676 ISBN-10: 0803291671
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Binding
paperback
Published
December 31, 1991
Weight
1.0 lbs
Dimensions
26.00×1.30×18.40 cm

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Origins of Writing by Senner, Wayne M.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780803291676.

This collection of 12 essays outlines what is now known about the origins and development of writing. The topics discussed include such precursors to writing as the tokens used for record-keeping in the Middle East, as well as cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics.The alphabet is treated from its invention to its use in Arabic, Greek and Latin. Also presented are the writing systems of China and Middle America and two European systems, runes and ogham, that have been superseded by the Latin alphabet. An introduction surveys the subject and explores myths and theories on the invention of writing.