A companion to ancient Near Eastern languages
"The current volume serves as an introduction to a representative sample of Ancient Near Eastern languages and language families attested during the time period of roughly 3200 BCE to the second century CE. This time-frame reflects the time from the beginning of writing (around 3200 BCE) to the...
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Hoboken
Wiley Blackwell
2020
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| In: | Anno: 2020 |
| Recensioni: | [Rezension von: A companion to ancient Near Eastern languages] (2021) (Noonan, Benjamin J., 1981 -)
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| Periodico/Rivista: | Blackwell companions to the ancient world
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| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Alter Orient
/ Lingua <motivo>
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Egypt
Languages
B Extinct languages (Iraq) B Aksum (Kingdom) Languages B Extinct languages (Aksum (Kingdom)) B Raccolta di saggi B Iraq Languages B Extinct languages (Middle East) B Extinct languages (Egypt) B Middle East Languages History |
| Edizione parallela: | Elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | "The current volume serves as an introduction to a representative sample of Ancient Near Eastern languages and language families attested during the time period of roughly 3200 BCE to the second century CE. This time-frame reflects the time from the beginning of writing (around 3200 BCE) to the end of cuneiform writing in the second century CE. The geographical scope selected reaches from Egypt through the Levant, Anatolia, northern Syria, Mesopotamia, all the way to southern Arabia and thus reflects all major cultures attested in the Ancient Near East during this time period. Although it was impossible to include a description of all languages attested in this wide geographical area throughout more than three millennia due to limitations in space, at least most language families are represented, such as Egyptian, Sumerian, Semitic, Indo-European, Elamite, and Hurrian"-- |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrizione fisica: | xx, 540 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 111919329X |