From single sign to pseudo-script : an ancient Egyptian system of workmen's identity marks /

Writing is not the only notation system used in literate societies. Some visual communication systems are very similar to writing, but work differently. Identity marks are typical examples of such systems, and this book presents a particularly well-documented marking system used in Pharaonic Egypt a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haring, B. J. J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.
Colección:Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 93
Temas:
Signs and symbols > Egypt > History.
Writing > Egypt > History.
Paleography, Egyptian.
Inscriptions, Egyptian.
Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic.
Signes et symboles > Égypte > Histoire.
Écriture > Égypte > Histoire.
Paléographie égyptienne.
Inscriptions égyptiennes.
Égyptien (Langue) > Écriture hiéroglyphique.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > African Languages.
Signs and symbols.
Writing.
Egypt.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Making Sense of Funny Signs
  • Identity Marks, Egyptian and Other
  • Writing and Other Sign Systems
  • The Setting: The Workmen of the Royal Tomb and Their Textual Legacy
  • The Use of the Workmen's Marks : Historical Overview
  • How the Men Came by Their Marks, and Vice Versa.

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