Syllabic Inscriptions Byblos by Mendenhall George (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 179pp. May need extra shipping.

Cloth in Dust wrappers. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. xiv, 179 pp; tables, appendices, biblio. Hard Back binding in dust wrappers. Copy in very good condition, new. The French Expedition to the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos, modern Jebel, from 1928 to 1932 discovered a group of nine texts carved in stone or stamped on copper plates. The language of the texts appears from internal evidence to be a very archaic West Semitic, and antedates the seperation of the Arabic and Canaanite branches of the Semitic language family. The author of this work conclude that Arabic originated in the coastal region of Eastern Mediterranean known in the classical period as Phoenicia and Palestine, in early Bronze Age before 2000 B. C. #20674.

Hardcover. Condition: g. First edition. 4to. xiv,179pp. Cream cloth with brown lettering on spine in original dustjacket. Some staining and scuffing to boards. Slight rippling along spine on back board. Discoloration, creasing and water staining to dj. Tiny closed tear on head of spine on dj. Some staining and rippling to lower part of front and rear endpapers. "The French Expedition to the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos, modern Jebel, from 1928 to 1932 discovered a group of nine texts carved in stone or stamped on copper plates. The present volume presents a decipherment of eight of those texts, together with philological treatment of the language, and places the language into the context of ancient historical and social processes." Dj in fair, interior in very good condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. No Additional Printings Noted. Quarto. Textured cream colored boards and spine with black lettering on the spine are all clean and bright. Book has a very faint bumping at the head and tail of the spine. White endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 179 pages. Dust Jacket - has light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the outside corners. 1/8" chip in the tip of each of the four outside corners, and in the rear corner of the tail of the spine. Light rubbing all along the upper and lower edges of the jacket. Light evidence of handling over time on the white rear cover. Large, heavier than average book will require additional postage on orders requesting International or Priority shipping services. This volume presents a translation of eight out of nine texts either carved in stone or stamped on copper plates that were discovered during the French expedition to the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos from 1928-1932. The books title comes from the fact that the writing system used in the texts was syllabic, not alphabetic. Book has a little wear, but presents very nicely. Tight, clean copy of a relatively uncommon title.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. xiv, 179 pp; tables, appendices, biblio, cloth in dust wrapper, copy in mint condition. The French Expedition to the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos, modern Jebeil, from 1928 to 1932 discovered a group of nine texts carved in stone or stamped on copper plates. The language of the texts appears from internal evidence to be a very archaic West Semitic, and antedates the separation of the Arabic and Canaanite branches of the Semitic language family. The author of this work conclude that Arabic originated in the coastal region of Eastern Mediterranean known in the classical period as Phoenicia and Palestine, in early Bronze Age before 2000 B. C. #29252.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. First edition. Quarto. xiv,179pp. Original textured cream buckram with brown lettering on spine in original dustjacket. "The French Expedition to the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos, modern Jebel, from 1928 to 1932 discovered a group of nine texts carved in stone or stamped on copper plates. The present volume presents a decipherment of eight of those texts, together with philological treatment of the language, and places the language into the context of ancient historical and social processes." Dustjacket with light wear along edges. Binding with minor wear.