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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haring, B. J. J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 93
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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