Reading and Writing in Babylon
by Charpin, Dominique
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (General light wear to boards and sunning to top edges; interior is super clean; binding is solid.)/Good (DJ has light shelfwear)
- ISBN 10
- 0674049683
- ISBN 13
- 9780674049680
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Good (General light wear to boards and sunning to top edges; interior is super clean; binding is solid.)/Good (DJ has light shelfwear). Grey boards with gilt lettering on the spine; dark grey glossy DJ with color-photo illustration and yellow and white lettering; xiii, 315 pp.; richly illustrated. "[This book] shows how hundreds of thousands of clay tablets testify to the history of an ancient society that communicated broadly through letters to gods, insightful commentary, and sales receipts. This book includes many passages, offered in translation, that allow readers an illuminating glimpse into the lives of Babylonians." -- DJ.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 196683
- Title
- Reading and Writing in Babylon
- Author
- Charpin, Dominique
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (General light wear to boards and sunning to top edges; interior is super clean; binding is solid.)
- Jacket Condition
- Good (DJ has light shelfwear)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0674049683
- ISBN 13
- 9780674049680
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Mass
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- History, cuneiform writing, reading ; Cuneiform Writing and Reading in Babylon ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Gilt
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