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Author Gordon, Cyrus H. (Cyrus Herzl), 1908-2001.

Title Forgotten scripts; how they were deciphered and their impact on contemporary culture [by] Cyrus H. Gordon.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books [1968]

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 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  417.7 GORDON    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 175 pages : illustrations, color map (on lining-papers) ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Codes and ciphers -- The decipherment of Egyptian -- Grotefend's decipherment of Old Persian -- Reclaiming the Sumero-Akkadian legacy -- Cuneiform and hieroglyphic Hittite -- Ugaritic : decipherment and impact -- The Aegean syllabary -- Summation and prospect.
Form Also issued online.
Subject Extinct languages.
Inscriptions -- History.
Writing -- History.
Other Form: Online version: Gordon, Cyrus Herzl, 1908-2001. Forgotten scripts. New York, Basic Books [1968] (OCoLC)578716546
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