An Archaic Recording System and the Origin of Writing - Couverture souple

Schmandt-Besserat, D.

 
9780890039748: An Archaic Recording System and the Origin of Writing
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0890039747 ISBN 13 : 9780890039748
Editeur : Undena Publications,U.S., 1977

Synopsis

A recording system based on tokens, spread throughout the Near East from the early Neolithic on, is proposed as a demonstrable antecedent of the cuneiform writing system. Consisting of a rich and differentiated repertory of shapes and markings, this token system is more complex than a simple system of un differentiated counters. A first attempt at an inventory of the most representative shapes of tokens from throughout the Near East is provided, including all the documentation presently available to me. On this basis a preliminary comparison is made with signs found on the earliest tablets, and an interpretation is suggested for the identification of some of the existing tokens . Finally, a developmental scheme is proposed to explain the transition from tokens and bullae as prototypes of writing to a full -fledged writing system of impressed and incised signs.

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Éditeur
Undena Publications,U.S.
Date d'édition
1977
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0890039747
ISBN 13 
9780890039748
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
32
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