Russian translation of a popular book about the discovery and decipherment of ancient scripts and languages by a ascholar with some unorthodox interpretations. Chapters on [1) Codes and ciphers [2.) The decipherment of Egyptian [3.) Grotefend's decipherment of Old Persian [4.) Reclaiming the Sumero-Akkadian legacy [5) Cuneiform and hieroglyphic Hittite [6.) Ugaritic : decipherment and impact [7.) The Aegean syllabary [ 8.) The Elba archives [9.) A sampling of unlocked treasures 289p. illus bibliography.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Zabytye Pismena = Forgotten scripts : their ongoing discovery and Decipherment

Publisher

Evrazija, St.Petersburg

Publication Date

2002

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Russian Edition.

Condition

As New

Book Type

Book

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We specialize in books about Greece (Ancient, Byzantine and particularly Modern Greece) Cyprus, and relevant peripheral areas (Albania, Armenia, the Balkans and Ottoman Turkey ) All possible topics covered : Archaeology, Biographies, Cookery, Drama, Fiction,History, Novels set in Greece, Poetry, Religion, Travel. As well as out-of-print material we can arrange to have books about Greece (or in Greek) sent to you upon request, direct from publishers in Greece. Ask about our collection of Antique maps, Prints and Vintage Postcards. Some Canadiana and historical novels are also available.

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June Samaras
ON, Canada

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