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The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script: From Egyptian Hieroglyphics to Maya Script (Paperback)

by Maurice Pope (Author)
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  • Paperback: 232 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 2 edition (28 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 050028105X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500281055
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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The desire to solve mysteries is as old as humanity and the spell of an unknown writing has always been particularly potent. This is a discussion of the contributions to the science of decipherment made by theorists such as Leibnitz and by brilliant practitioners of it from Champollion to Ventris. Maurice Pope examines the intellectual developments that lead to their outstanding achievements, and describes the process of decipherment, providing quotations from their original publications and many examples of their drawings, tables and diagrams. Among the scripts the author analyses are the Palmyra script, Sassanid Persian, Egyptian hieroglyphic, Persian cuniform, Akkadian cuneiform, the Cypriot syllabary, Hittitte hieroglyphic, the Ugaritic alphabet and Mycenaean Linear B.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very erudite and well-written book, 20 Nov 1999
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Although an excellent publication, this is quite a technical work and is recommended for (budding) philologists rather than for the man in the street
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent study, 4 Sep 2001
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Maurice Pope's book is an excellent study, with carefully arranged details and modest conclusions. Though, if that is your first time ever in history of the decipherment, it would be more appropriate if you choose something more ''basic'', like ''The Code Book'' by Simon Singh. After someone makes this ''first step'', the book ''Story of Decipherment'' is ideal to continue with the fascinating details of deciphering some of the outmost interesting ''puzzles'' of human culture, the ancient scripts. My preferences on the subject also include ''The Code Breakers'' by David Kahn and ''The Decipherment of Linear B'' by John Chadwick.
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