The Meroitic language and writing system
a linguistic and philological introduction
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Author
Contributions
- Voogt, Alexander J. de - Contributor
Publication
2012 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
63,000 words, Guess
Page Count
252 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25190171M
- ISBN-139781107008663
- OCLC Control Number774021219
- Library of Congress Control Number2012002425
Classifications
- DDC496/.5
- LCCPL8512.M45 R56 2012
Description
"This book provides an introduction to the Meroitic language and writing system"-- "This book provides an introduction to the Meroitic language and writing system, which was used between circa 300 BC and 400 AD in the kingdom of Meroe, located in what is now Sudan and Egyptian Nubia. This book details advances in the understanding of Meroitic, a language that until recently was considered untranslatable. In addition to providing a full history of the script and an analysis of the phonology, grammar, and linguistic affiliation of the language it features: linguistic analyses for those working on Nilo-Saharan comparative linguistics, paleographic tables useful to archeologists for dating purposes, and an overview of texts that can be translated or understood by way of analogy for those working on Nubian religion, history, and archaeology"--
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