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Author Haring, B. J. J., author

Title From single sign to pseudo-script : an ancient Egyptian system of workmen's identity marks / by Ben Haring
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 93
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
Summary 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 as an exemplary case. From Single Sign to Pseudo-Script is the first book to fully discuss the nature and development of an ancient marking system, its historical background, and the fascinating story of its decipherment. Chapters on similar systems in other cultures and on semiotic theory help to distinguish between unique and universal features. Written by Egyptologist Ben Haring, the book addresses scholars interested in marking systems, writing, literacy, and the semiotics of visual communication
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Signs and symbols -- Egypt -- History
Writing -- Egypt -- History
Paleography, Egyptian.
Inscriptions, Egyptian.
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- African Languages.
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic
Inscriptions, Egyptian
Paleography, Egyptian
Signs and symbols
Writing
Egypt
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017056704
ISBN 9789004357549
9004357548