An edition of Writing
(2009)
Writing
theory and history of the technology of civilization
by Barry B. Powell
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Malden, MA
Table of Contents
A difficult topic, little studied, poorly understood
What is writing?
Writing with signs
The categories of writing
Some general principles
Protocuneiform and counting tokens
The origins of lexigraphic writing in Mesopotamia
Plato's ideas and Champollion's decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian writing and Egyptian language
The origin and nature of Egyptian writing
"The house of life": scribes and writing in ancient Egypt
Syllabic scripts of the Aegean
The West Semitic revolution
What kind of writing was West Semitic?
The origins of West Semitic writing
Chinese logography
Lexigraphic writing in Mesoamerica
The Greek alphabet: a writing that changed the world
Summary and conclusions.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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