Visual code in the Nahalmishmar Hoard : the earliest case of proto-writing?

Abstract: Visual codes including three types of signs (logograms, phonograms and determinatives) are the earliest stage in the development of writing. Until recently, the oldest known visual code identified so far, the early precursor of the hieroglyphs, has been discovered in pre-Dynastic Egypti...

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Autor principal: Amzallag, Nissim
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Publicado: Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 2019
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HISTORIA ANTIGUA
ESCRITURAS ANTIGUAS
MESOPOTAMIA
ORIENTE ANTIGUO
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/8718
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ESCRITURAS ANTIGUAS
MESOPOTAMIA
ORIENTE ANTIGUO
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ESCRITURAS ANTIGUAS
MESOPOTAMIA
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Amzallag, Nissim
Visual code in the Nahalmishmar Hoard : the earliest case of proto-writing?
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ESCRITURAS ANTIGUAS
MESOPOTAMIA
ORIENTE ANTIGUO
description Abstract: Visual codes including three types of signs (logograms, phonograms and determinatives) are the earliest stage in the development of writing. Until recently, the oldest known visual code identified so far, the early precursor of the hieroglyphs, has been discovered in pre-Dynastic Egyptian context (Tomb U-j, near Abydos, 3320 BCE). An examination of artifacts from the Nahal Mishmar copper hoard (end fifth millennium BCE) suggests the development of a visual code that employs these three types of signs in Southern Levant, many centuries before its earliest expression in Egypt and in Mesopotamia. This visual code is tridimensional, and its encoded messages focus on metallurgical processes and their cultural significance. The implications for our understanding of the Ghassulian culture and the development of writing in the Ancient Near East are discussed.
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title Visual code in the Nahalmishmar Hoard : the earliest case of proto-writing?
title_short Visual code in the Nahalmishmar Hoard : the earliest case of proto-writing?
title_full Visual code in the Nahalmishmar Hoard : the earliest case of proto-writing?
title_fullStr Visual code in the Nahalmishmar Hoard : the earliest case of proto-writing?
title_full_unstemmed Visual code in the Nahalmishmar Hoard : the earliest case of proto-writing?
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publisher Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente
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