Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions (Society of Biblical Literature Writings from the Ancient Wor) - Softcover

Payne, Annick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589832698 ISBN 13: 9781589832695

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature, 2012

Synopsis

Hieroglyphic Luwian belongs to the Anatolian group of ancient languages and was inscribed primarily on stone, using an indigenous Anatolian pictorial writing system. These Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions were written over a period of centuries in the region of Anatolia and northern Syria. Their authors were primarily the rulers of the so-called Neo-Hittite states, contemporaries and neighbors of early Israel. This volume collects some of the most important and representative of the inscriptions in transliteration and translation, organized by genre. Each text is accompanied by relevant information on provenance, dating, and other points of interest that will engage specialist and nonspecialist alike.

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About the Author

Annick Payne has taught courses on ancient Anatolian languages at Freie Universität Berlin and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. She is the author of Hieroglyphic Luwian: An Introduction with Original Texts (Harrassowitz, 2010).

Edition details

• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589832698
• ISBN 13: 9781589832695
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 138