What Does Cuneiform Say?
What Does Cuneiform Say?
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- Duration: 32 minutes
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Features: Marc Zender Tulane University
Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2013.
See how scholars revealed a lost world of language and literature when they expanded upon Grotefend's breakthroughs by relating Old Persian to the ancient cuneiform scripts that preceded it. Next, trace the development of writing through 3,500 years of Mesopotamian history, and consider what ancient texts such as The Epic of Gilgamesh can teach us about ancient cultures of this region.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
1148705 Kanopy
History - Ancient History - Modern Literature
Title from title frames. In Process Record.
Features: Marc Zender Tulane University
Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2013.
See how scholars revealed a lost world of language and literature when they expanded upon Grotefend's breakthroughs by relating Old Persian to the ancient cuneiform scripts that preceded it. Next, trace the development of writing through 3,500 years of Mesopotamian history, and consider what ancient texts such as The Epic of Gilgamesh can teach us about ancient cultures of this region.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
1148705 Kanopy
History - Ancient History - Modern Literature