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Ancient
Scripts
If you
want to explore the subject in more
detail, here are
some excellent books about
the decipherment of ancient
languages.
Linear
B
The Man Who Deciphered
Linear B
Andrew Robinson
This book
traces the achievements of Michael Ventris in
deciphering the 3,500 year old Linear B script. His
lifelong obsession with the script, his linguistic talent and
his modest nature are all recounted in this
book.
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Linear B and
Related Scripts
John
Chadwick
Emeritus Reader
of Greek Languages at Cambridge University, Chadwick is an
internationally recognised authority on Linear B. This book
discusses Linear A, Linear B, and the mysterious
Cypriot text connection.
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The Decipherment
of Linear B
John Chadwick
Chadwick
recalls the historic achievements of his colleague Michael
Ventris in deciphering the ancient
Minoan-Myceanean Linear B script.
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Mayan
Glyphs
Breaking
the Maya Code
Michael D. Coe
The tale of
the Mayan glyphs, their partial decipherment over the past 20
years and the personalities involved are outlined in this
well illustrated book.
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Maya
Glyphs
Steven. D. Houston
An easy to read account of the Mayan Glyphs, this book
outlines the principles behind Maya glyphs and its
decipherment.
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Egyptian
Hieroglyphs
Keys of
Egypt
Lesley & Roy Adkins
An
excellent account of the life and times of J.F. Champollion,
from his childhood days in France to his expedition
to Ancient Egyptian.
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Egyptian
Diaries
J.F. Champollion
The legendary
J.F. Champollion outlines his incredible achievements in his
own words, and the journey that took him there. This book
contains Champollion's diaries, published for the first time
in the UK.
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more from Amazon.co.uk.
How To Read
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Mark Collier and Bill
Manley
A
step-by-step guide to reading Egyptian hieroglyphs by
Egyptology lecturers Collier and Manley. This book has a
clear, easy to read layout and is an ideal beginners
text.
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Reading the Past:
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
W.V. Davies
Written
by the Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum,
this book explains the principles underlying Egyptian
hieroglyphs, and gives a fascinating insight into the
rediscovery and decipherment of this ancient
text.
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Cracking Codes: The
Rosetta Stone and Decipherment
Richard
Parkinson
Richard Parkinson wrote this book
to accompany the British Museum's Rosetta Stone
exhibition. It's 200 illustrations bring to life
the story of J.F. Champollion and Thomas Young's
extraordinary achievements in deciphering the ancient
text.
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General
The Story of
Decipherment
Maurice Pope
Pope outlines the processes involved in
decipherment and analyses ancient scripts including
Akkadian cuneiform, Sassanid Persian and Cypriot
syllabary.
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The
Story of Writing
Andrew
Robinson
Literary
editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement, Robinson
uncovers the history and evolution of languages and scripts,
from Persian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs to the
computer languages of today. A well illustrated and easy
to read book.
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Lost
Languages
Andrew Robinson
This is an
excellent book, recounting the decipherment of Egyptian
hieroglyphs, Linear B and Maya glyphs.
Robinson also explains the challenges facing
modern linguists in understanding the many
undeciphered texts of today.
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The Code Book
Simon
Singh
Chapter 5 of this book
discusses the decipherment of ancient scripts, concentrating
on Egyptian hieroglyphs and Linear
B.
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British Museum
series
This series of books
is published by the British Museum press - the last three
titles are discussed in more detail in their
relevant sections above. The books are typically 60 pages
in length and are well illustrated, providing an
excellent starting point for the general reader.
Cuneiform
C. B. F.
Walker
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The Early
Alphabet
John F. Healey
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Etruscan
L. Bonfante
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Greek
Inscriptions
B.F. Cook
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