Table Of Content

Basalstp hinx Dynasty Achoris, of XXIX THE STORY OF RevisEeddi tion wit1h2 6i llustrations anda m ap T&H FroEmg ypthiiaenr oglyphs toM aysac ript THAMESA ND HUDSON {03 Decipherment ~ .. © 1795 1999 1999 500 10110 98-16414 0-5-020180 5-x Any ctohpbiyos oi oksf sb uyte hde pbul iasashp earp eirssbo alcdk sujbetctot hc eo ndtihtaito ni t shall nobtyw, a oyf torra doet herwise, bel ernets,ho ilrodeu,odt r otherwiswei tchtiohruect u lated, pubelrpi'rsscih oonr sieannn ty, fromo bfi nodcrio nvgoe trht ehra n thiawnth iictph u ibsl ainsdh ed, withaso iuntcu olnadri tion incltuhdewisonrebgd e sii nmgp osed onas ubsepqucurheanste r. and ThamaenHsdu sdoLnt d, London TlrLeivsei dsieftdii prousnbt l ished in ipna pebryb ack ThamaenHsdu dson FIinAfcvt.eh,n ue, NewYor kN,e wYo rk LiborCfao rnryeg Csast CaalNroudg m ber ISBN Alrli grhetsseN ropv aeordtft.h is publimcabayert eipocrneo oddr u transinanLin ftyrot moe rbdy a ny Ineans,o 1re1 lleeccthraonnjicca l, inclpuhdoitnogcr oepcnyogiorn rdg i, any ioontrfhmearst tioorna ge and retrsiyesvwtaieltn hplor,uip toe rrn ljssion iwnr iftritonhmgp e u blisher. Printed HaonndKg ob nogu nd in To Johanna THEs coopfte h bioso wki blele vidfeornmtt htei tlea-nptdah gee tabolfce o nteanntdns e,Ie n do t vsearmyyu cahb oiuhtte rIeit.s ac ross-stehcrtoiutoghhnhei stoofir dye faorsm t hRee naissance to the dpartyea skeaentanpt l awchee rlei tesrcahroyl aarnsdh ip archaeoovleorgIlyifa ht pa .nd o bte efnort hseu cscsuefld eceirp­h mentosft hlea tswtoc entutrhieeea sr lvioeiscstep se aktioun sg formt hpea swto ulsdt hialvlbe e en tohfto hsGeer eeaknsdt he Hebreawnsod,u r voifte hpwer ogorfehsusm an ciwvoiullidz ation havbee evne rdyif erfenfortm w haitnt o wi sB.u tth ien teraction habse ebnoh t awysR.e naisisdaeonafhcs ie s tiongr eyn earnatdlh e historwyr itoiifnn p ga rtiWQcuulldan ro th avael lowtehde succuelds escfiphetromh eanptpsMe yna .i hma bse etnot ell the stoorfhy o wt hedyih da ppbeena,r iinmn ign tdh ewsied aesrp ects oft heiimpro rtaanncde c noontc entjrsuatot nti hneg final steps. Theasreee x ciitnti hnsega mwea ya sv ictoorfei negsi nesekriilnlg, butth eex citeimdsee netpa enrmd o rmee moraibwfle ce a dni s­ covseorm ethaibnogut htte e chniiqnuveosla vnedhd o wt hey camteob et houogfh taap ta rtitciumalena dr bneooftr e. Thearrete w og enelriiamtla twihoinIchs ha vhea tdoi mopsoen mys,ea lnfwdh icIsh h oupledr heaxppsl bariineT flhyep. r oblem ofd ecipheirsam lewnattyh se orectaipcaaolbfsll oyel uptrioon­ vidtehda etn ouegvhi deinsc ea vabiultah bailisten c , o mmon witthh pes eudo-proofpb elrepmemsto utailao nnsd q uartihneg ciracs lter eap nogweorfa ttrancotnisneagnn ssew erse.a rTlhiee st examIpk lneo w ionf m tohdee wronr ilasdn a tteimn1p 8t50 b y anA mstermdeadmi mcaanlG, o ropBieucsa ntuops r,o tvheta hte sacrleadn guoaftg heEe g pytiparni emsutshsta vbee eDnu cth. Evesri ntcheei nn subtsidtaealcn i pheorfom nesenc trsoi rap nto ther havbee eanp peawriitnihgn crefaersqiuncegy:n t henyo wr uant threa tIes ,u ppoosfte w,oo rt hrae yee aIrtw. o ulbdeb oth impractaincdta ebdliteoo du esv eos tpatcoec onsidtehreimn.g Myo thleirm itcaotnicoentr hndesi e ffrenbceet wedeenc i­pher ment ianntde rprreetcaotginaointlz, ee asdsi tnt chete i moeft he authooftr h e (v8 )D.e cipheorpmeetnnhstge a te, interprpeastseaistn ittoohnf e i eld bIhe ayvokene dps.tt ritcot ly thfeor meTro.h avdeo ne othweoruwlhidas vneee cessaif rta ated longbeoro ka,n dw oulmdo reovheaerv b eetnr espTahses . languaanglde ist erraetvueraelste hdve a bryi doeucsi pherments nowh avteh eoiwrn specainadtl hiesastrese , o tnhlepy r oper guidients h em. 7 BoookjD aniel Preface Preface Introduction One ThrougRhe naissaenycees Two TheE igtheentChe ntruy ThreeF romt heR osetSttao nteo C hampollion's Decipheernmt FourP ersiCaunn eiform Five OtChuenre iforSmc ripts I ANCIENT EGYPT: OBLIVION AND RECALL II THE ROMAN IMAGE OF EGYPT HIEROGLYPHIC WISDOM REACTION THE REDISCOVERY COPTIC UNIVERSALW RITING NEW FACTS AND NEW THEORY ZO GA ' HOPE AND FRUSTRATION CHAMPOLLION S FIRSTS OLUTION THE KEY TO THE HIEROGLYPHS PERSEPOLIS PALMYRA MERCHANTS AND PERSIANK INGS THE DECIPHERMENT OF PERSIANC UNEIFORM II THE BABYLONIAN SYLLABARY AND ITS COGNATES II I THE UGARITICA LPHABET or 7 9 PartO ne The EgyptiaHni eroglyphs 1 14 2J 33 36 39 43 43 E 55 60 60 68 74 PartT wo Cuneiform 85 94 100 1 117 Contents 1973 Prefcaet ot her eviseeddti ion 1998 8 1975 Anya uthmours itn cauh re avdye botfg ratiMtyu odwen. accobuengtiw nihst m yp uibslheTrhsa,ma ensd HudsDorn , and GlyDna nitehlGe,e neErdailt wohrob, e twetehnee mn couraged me wtroi tthebe o oikn ftIrShtpe l caeI.ct o ntitnhureosmu agnhy freindisnO xofradn edl sewwhheorh ea vhee lpmeeid n g eneral conversoanvt airoino us prpoobilnatensmdi,s d ,ae ;so ft heIs e musmte ntiinop na rtiPcrueolsfasGroe ro rKgiel patPrreioscfsko.r Morpurgo-mDoaskvtii nedrsle ayad n mdo suts uelfcloym mented ont hder tao ffm y chaopnHt ietrt Hiiteer oglaynpMdhr iR ca,y Dawsodni tdh sea mfeor m yr emaornkt sh hei stoofCr hyi en es scholairnEs uhriopMp reP .e tHeurl iimnp orvemdy c hapotne rs cunoerimfP.r eosfsBoern neotftt h Uen viersoiftW yis consin coinfeordm e twhoer d'sbc irsiapntd''r t iispcrta'n,dP reosfsor Crossolfat nhdUe n iversSihteiyffe ltodhfw e o rd'sx enogram' and' xneograpIhh iocpt'eh. aI ht a vues etdh ewmo rthTihley . libraarnida ntssht esaoi ffftr h Aesh moleaannBd o dleLiiabnr aries havien viaarbbleyeh ne luplwf heneIvh earvb ee einnd ifficulty. Finamlylw yi,ef hassu ppeodwr ittcho nstcahneutel rnfetshse stroafia hn u sbawnrdi taib nogo Tko.d edictahbteoe o tkoh er iasn i nadeqrueattubernu ,tt h oen loyn teh aIc ta pnu lbicmlayk e. MAURIWC.EM .P OPE Sintchepe u blicoaftt hifieor nse td itoifto hni s bosockr itpwtos havbee esnu ecscsfudlelcyi phaenrdet dh,eu nderstoafn ding anothhaebsre en siginmipfiorvceadn.t ly Ih avdee scrtihbneee dwd ecipheirnma enen xttse npdoesdt ­ scriTphtem. o rder amaotfti hce amn,td h meo rwei de-rainng ing itcso nsequheanbsce eetsnh, ao ftt hMea ysac ritphotet :h ietsrh at ofC ariTahni.ts h,o uegqhu amleJryi toarsai noa ucsh ievement, doenso hta vteh sea mcee lebsrtiattayun sdIh, a vdee awlitti ht moer breiRyT.h et hdi srcriispt th awth icuhs etdob ec alled HioegrlypHhiitcta intde n oiwsk nwona sL uviIah na.vl ea rgely rewritthtee nr eclheavpatnetr . Othertwhisesc er itphtwaste ruend echiepred icno ntinue tob es oI.h avneo dte awlitt thh vea riuolulsS suufclac tetsempts tos oltvhee mbu,[t h avmea daeb rimeefn tioofon n e curious 'diepcherm[ed nintdo' tt h eknn owa bo-utt haotfD utcbhy Japanmeesdeils c taudiennt thesei ghtceeennrttyuh. Beyotnhd[i h sa vaed doendo er t wom inopro ionfts su bstance, claraif fwei peads saangudep sd atthenedo taensbd i blaipohgIyr . shoullidtk oet hamnykp ubliwsahremrflsoryl ettmiedn ogs oa nd form ucehl s[meu.s atl asco kwnloedwgietn hol ewsasr mth a great deaolfs cohlahrell-ypf rnotA nnMao ruprgo D(aovniacegesa in); formS tepaDnailela enyfd;or mM ichCaoeela ndS imoMna rtin. Buwth agti vmeest hger eatesth apprpiiivntsae htsadeset s piittse beitnwge nItvyye-e fasrisn ce the Ific rasknte etpeh dseia tmieo n dedtiicoan. MauriW.cMe.P ope Praecfe Oxford, Oxford SixT heC yprioSty lalbary SevenL uviaHni eroglyphic Eight Evaanndts h eA egeaSnc ripts NineK oberV,e ntriasn,dL inear Conclusion The DeciphermeonfCt a rian TheM ayaG lyphs Noteosn t het ext GlossaorfTy e chnicTaelr ms Bibilography Photograpahcikcn owledgments Index THE DISCOVERYO F CYPRIOT WRITING ITSD ECIPHERMENT THE SLOW PROCESSO F ITSD ECIPHERMENT DECIPHERMENT TECHNIQUES EARLY INTIMATIONSO F CRETAN WRITING ' EXCAVATION AND SPECULATION EVANS FINAL VIEWS ALICE KOBER MICHAEL VENTRIS SUCCESS THE HISTORY OF WRITING MORALS THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM A WAY FORWARD CONFIRMATION FIRSTI NTIMATIONS REDISCOVERY THE MAYA CALENDAR READING THE TEXTS ORIGINSA ND CONCLUSIONS PartT hreeA egeana nd Anatoliawnr iting 132 132 127 163 143 146 151 155 B 195 159 162 127 181 181 186 Postsrcipt 129 192 192 194 159 195 195 198 199 202 204 215 218 225 226 DECIPEHNETRSM DNA I arbey f rat hmeo sgtl amoourasc hieveomfe nts scholaTrhsehriieaspt .o uocfhm agic uanbkonunot ww riting, especwihaelinclt oy m feorsm t hree moptaesa tna,dc orresponding gloirsby o untdoa ttacht oti htpese erlswfoh nofi rssto lvietss mysteMroyr.e oavd eerc ipheirsm ejnnsuottat m ystesroyl ved. Iitas l ask oe tyo f urthkenro wledge,a t orpeeaens-iuvnaroguf l t histtohrryo wuhgihc forhc ountcleenstsun rohi uemsna m inhda s wandeFriendla.yil ,mt a yb ead ramatict prueimrpshTo.hn oaulg h mandye cipheshr amvebene tecna rrtiherdo ubgyh persosfional schoalsiaw tre sri ent hneo rmcaolu rosfde u ttyh,ii nsso stof ort he thrmeoes ftma ou:st hdee cipheorfmt ehnEet g yipathni ero­ glypbhysC hamlploioofnc ,u noerimfb yR awlinasnodon f, MycenaLeianne Ba bryV entTrhiessw.ee reex ceptfiaeotnsa lo f exceptmieonTn.ha el orfeus st t aermep ttoea dso kfe acohft hem Wherdeoy oufi nhdis st ?a. r. . Havwee a ugihnot u sro bneirgt s hhaploli nt Such aesn dwhsei rsae n,dd i rtehcmete ans Ofw orkionuogtu pru rpose assht i.rsa. i.g ht Butt heirsae n otahsepre ocfdt e ciphewrhmiecmnhat k eist wortohfay t tenatniwdoh ni chha s nowthhaivtneegtr o d ow ith anoyft hersoem anctoincs ideratitohnaasast;s oncaimoelloyg,i cal phenomeiintsso p ne ictcio tf hmeo dewmo rlTdh.o wsheo r emem­ ber1 95t3h,ye e awrh enVe ntarnidCs h adwipcukbh leids the decipheorfLm ienneBta, wr i lrle ctahlailtwt a sm arkbeydt wo othgerre aactc ompmelnitsHshi.l laanrTdye nsminagdt eh fei rst succuelas sscfoenftt hh ei ghmeosutn tiani nwt ohrel Cdr.i acnkd Watson estasbtlriusecho teftud hr et hem olecaunlde ,s o tootkhf ei rsstietpn e xpliantighn mee chanoifls eim.Wf hicvheer irse garadste hdge r eapteersstof aentao lrt hmeo sitm oprtainnt itcso nsequtehneccreaebsn e, n oq uestwihoinco hf tbheeml ongs tot hrea rceastte gory of achiienov tehmseeornc ti.e tPieeosp le havcel biemdm ountaPienospi.ln oe t hseorc iehtaivmeeas d e sciendtiisfciocva ebroiwuehtsa i tns o otb vitoout shs ee nsBeust. the recooftv hekere yyt o a ne xtiwnrcitt siynsgt iesamt hing whichha nse ver abteteenem dpl,te atl oancemc oplshied, by anyboedxyc eipntt h lea tswto o rt hrceeen tuorfoi uerosw n ciivlization. Thes tudofyd eciphesrhmoeuntlthd e orreebf ec apaobfl e makian vga luacbolnet ribtuott hiheoi ns toofri yd eaTsw.o 9 Introduction furthceorn sideirnactrietoahnsipseso tenvtailauTleh .ef irisst thaitnt haer chitoefcs tcuhroel aar dsehciipp herimnet nhte is natuorfaek eystIodtne ep.e onndp sr iroers uilnmt asn dyi effrent departomfleenatrsn ainnodgn ,ci enp osiltoicotknhs et mo gether. Int hhea nodfsa m ediecvlaelhr okw,e vweerl lo-rimdne ifnt he learonifn thgii mste h,Re o seStttoawn oeu lhdav e baesue sne less as pthhooetg rapahm ootfo ri-ntc hahera nodfasR oman engineer, howevesrk uillN.fe itohfet rh ewmo ulhda vhea dt hnee cessary theoorrit ehse necteescshanriayqtt u heedsii rs ptoost aulr n the gittf oa ccouonret v,e tno r ecogwnhiaztew aistI. ti so nt he graddueavle lopamneden lta biooronaf st uch thaenodtre icehs­ niqutehsaah t i stoofdr eyc iphemrumsetn tc oncelnetaarssat t e at mucha s tohnfe m ala nag-rsaomlvsitnegp s.i snT ohtoi nsl y essenfort ipaar lo puenrd erstoafnt dhuieln tgi msautcecbe usts , alesnoo rmoeuxstleytn hdiesn teorfte hseetn quiNreyol.pao tnist philosoCphhuerorcfEsh n, g lbainsdh loepasd,mi antgh emiaatnisc, garmmarioafCn hsi naersaeemo ntgh owsheop layase idg nificant paritns haptihniegd eaabso Eugty apntEd g yptwiraingtw ihnich culmeidni anCt hamopllifomanlr' esa doiftn hghe i eroglyphs. Thes ecocnodn sidewrhaitcmihao knaes st uodfdy e cipherment valuaibntl hehe i stoofir dye iatssh cee rtaoiftn htmeyi lestones. Nos ucrhe liableo fma ecahsiuerveeesxm ieisnnott t hfeire olfd s litesrtauredyxy c etphte msoesvte treelcyh nTihceta hle.o orfi es litecrrairtyi fcsaihsimo nianbd lieeffr ent cecnatnunbroeit e s gradaecdc ortdoit nhged ierg roefae p proxiiotmnoa t thter uth. Butw iht deciphenromotenn ltcysa n wew hteesnlu lc cheasss beeanc hiebvuewtde ,c atno s omeex temneta sutrhpeer ogress thhatab se emna edt owairatdta s n oynte imTeh.u tsh hesi torian ofd eciphecramcneo nmtb itnhpeer eciosfaih oins toofsr cyi ence witthh rei chonfeah s iss tooftr hyhe u manities. 10 Introduction

Description:
The desire to solve mysteries is as old as humanity and the spell of an unknown writing has always been particularly potent. This is a discussion of the contributions to the science of decipherment made by theorists such as Leibnitz and by brilliant practitioners of it from Champollion to Ventris. M
ebook img

The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script PDF

235 Pages·1999·29.33 MB·English
by  Maurice Pope
Save to my drive
Quick download
Download
Upgrade Premium
Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.

Preview The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script

Basalstp hinx Dynasty Achoris, of XXIX THE STORY OF RevisEeddi tion wit1h2 6i llustrations anda m ap T&H FroEmg ypthiiaenr oglyphs toM aysac ript THAMESA ND HUDSON {03 Decipherment ~ .. © 1795 1999 1999 500 10110 98-16414 0-5-020180 5-x Any ctohpbiyos oi oksf sb uyte hde pbul iasashp earp eirssbo alcdk sujbetctot hc eo ndtihtaito ni t shall nobtyw, a oyf torra doet herwise, bel ernets,ho ilrodeu,odt r otherwiswei tchtiohruect u lated, pubelrpi'rsscih oonr sieannn ty, fromo bfi nodcrio nvgoe trht ehra n thiawnth iictph u ibsl ainsdh ed, withaso iuntcu olnadri tion incltuhdewisonrebgd e sii nmgp osed onas ubsepqucurheanste r. and ThamaenHsdu sdoLnt d, London TlrLeivsei dsieftdii prousnbt l ished in ipna pebryb ack ThamaenHsdu dson FIinAfcvt.eh,n ue, NewYor kN,e wYo rk LiborCfao rnryeg Csast CaalNroudg m ber ISBN Alrli grhetsseN ropv aeordtft.h is publimcabayert eipocrneo oddr u transinanLin ftyrot moe rbdy a ny Ineans,o 1re1 lleeccthraonnjicca l, inclpuhdoitnogcr oepcnyogiorn rdg i, any ioontrfhmearst tioorna ge and retrsiyesvwtaieltn hplor,uip toe rrn ljssion iwnr iftritonhmgp e u blisher. Printed HaonndKg ob nogu nd in To Johanna THEs coopfte h bioso wki blele vidfeornmtt htei tlea-nptdah gee tabolfce o nteanntdns e,Ie n do t vsearmyyu cahb oiuhtte rIeit.s ac ross-stehcrtoiutoghhnhei stoofir dye faorsm t hRee naissance to the dpartyea skeaentanpt l awchee rlei tesrcahroyl aarnsdh ip archaeoovleorgIlyifa ht pa .nd o bte efnort hseu cscsuefld eceirp­h mentosft hlea tswtoc entutrhieeea sr lvioeiscstep se aktioun sg formt hpea swto ulsdt hialvlbe e en tohfto hsGeer eeaknsdt he Hebreawnsod,u r voifte hpwer ogorfehsusm an ciwvoiullidz ation havbee evne rdyif erfenfortm w haitnt o wi sB.u tth ien teraction habse ebnoh t awysR.e naisisdaeonafhcs ie s tiongr eyn earnatdlh e historwyr itoiifnn p ga rtiWQcuulldan ro th avael lowtehde succuelds escfiphetromh eanptpsMe yna .i hma bse etnot ell the stoorfhy o wt hedyih da ppbeena,r iinmn ign tdh ewsied aesrp ects oft heiimpro rtaanncde c noontc entjrsuatot nti hneg final steps. Theasreee x ciitnti hnsega mwea ya sv ictoorfei negsi nesekriilnlg, butth eex citeimdsee netpa enrmd o rmee moraibwfle ce a dni s­ covseorm ethaibnogut htte e chniiqnuveosla vnedhd o wt hey camteob et houogfh taap ta rtitciumalena dr bneooftr e. Thearrete w og enelriiamtla twihoinIchs ha vhea tdoi mopsoen mys,ea lnfwdh icIsh h oupledr heaxppsl bariineT flhyep. r oblem ofd ecipheirsam lewnattyh se orectaipcaaolbfsll oyel uptrioon­ vidtehda etn ouegvhi deinsc ea vabiultah bailisten c , o mmon witthh pes eudo-proofpb elrepmemsto utailao nnsd q uartihneg ciracs lter eap nogweorfa ttrancotnisneagnn ssew erse.a rTlhiee st examIpk lneo w ionf m tohdee wronr ilasdn a tteimn1p 8t50 b y anA mstermdeadmi mcaanlG, o ropBieucsa ntuops r,o tvheta hte sacrleadn guoaftg heEe g pytiparni emsutshsta vbee eDnu cth. Evesri ntcheei nn subtsidtaealcn i pheorfom nesenc trsoi rap nto ther havbee eanp peawriitnihgn crefaersqiuncegy:n t henyo wr uant threa tIes ,u ppoosfte w,oo rt hrae yee aIrtw. o ulbdeb oth impractaincdta ebdliteoo du esv eos tpatcoec onsidtehreimn.g Myo thleirm itcaotnicoentr hndesi e ffrenbceet wedeenc i­pher ment ianntde rprreetcaotginaointlz, ee asdsi tnt chete i moeft he authooftr h e (v8 )D.e cipheorpmeetnnhstge a te, interprpeastseaistn ittoohnf e i eld bIhe ayvokene dps.tt ritcot ly thfeor meTro.h avdeo ne othweoruwlhidas vneee cessaif rta ated longbeoro ka,n dw oulmdo reovheaerv b eetnr espTahses . languaanglde ist erraetvueraelste hdve a bryi doeucsi pherments nowh avteh eoiwrn specainadtl hiesastrese , o tnhlepy r oper guidients h em. 7 BoookjD aniel Preface Preface Introduction One ThrougRhe naissaenycees Two TheE igtheentChe ntruy ThreeF romt heR osetSttao nteo C hampollion's Decipheernmt FourP ersiCaunn eiform Five OtChuenre iforSmc ripts I ANCIENT EGYPT: OBLIVION AND RECALL II THE ROMAN IMAGE OF EGYPT HIEROGLYPHIC WISDOM REACTION THE REDISCOVERY COPTIC UNIVERSALW RITING NEW FACTS AND NEW THEORY ZO GA ' HOPE AND FRUSTRATION CHAMPOLLION S FIRSTS OLUTION THE KEY TO THE HIEROGLYPHS PERSEPOLIS PALMYRA MERCHANTS AND PERSIANK INGS THE DECIPHERMENT OF PERSIANC UNEIFORM II THE BABYLONIAN SYLLABARY AND ITS COGNATES II I THE UGARITICA LPHABET or 7 9 PartO ne The EgyptiaHni eroglyphs 1 14 2J 33 36 39 43 43 E 55 60 60 68 74 PartT wo Cuneiform 85 94 100 1 117 Contents 1973 Prefcaet ot her eviseeddti ion 1998 8 1975 Anya uthmours itn cauh re avdye botfg ratiMtyu odwen. accobuengtiw nihst m yp uibslheTrhsa,ma ensd HudsDorn , and GlyDna nitehlGe,e neErdailt wohrob, e twetehnee mn couraged me wtroi tthebe o oikn ftIrShtpe l caeI.ct o ntitnhureosmu agnhy freindisnO xofradn edl sewwhheorh ea vhee lpmeeid n g eneral conversoanvt airoino us prpoobilnatensmdi,s d ,ae ;so ft heIs e musmte ntiinop na rtiPcrueolsfasGroe ro rKgiel patPrreioscfsko.r Morpurgo-mDoaskvtii nedrsle ayad n mdo suts uelfcloym mented ont hder tao ffm y chaopnHt ietrt Hiiteer oglaynpMdhr iR ca,y Dawsodni tdh sea mfeor m yr emaornkt sh hei stoofCr hyi en es scholairnEs uhriopMp reP .e tHeurl iimnp orvemdy c hapotne rs cunoerimfP.r eosfsBoern neotftt h Uen viersoiftW yis consin coinfeordm e twhoer d'sbc irsiapntd''r t iispcrta'n,dP reosfsor Crossolfat nhdUe n iversSihteiyffe ltodhfw e o rd'sx enogram' and' xneograpIhh iocpt'eh. aI ht a vues etdh ewmo rthTihley . libraarnida ntssht esaoi ffftr h Aesh moleaannBd o dleLiiabnr aries havien viaarbbleyeh ne luplwf heneIvh earvb ee einnd ifficulty. Finamlylw yi,ef hassu ppeodwr ittcho nstcahneutel rnfetshse stroafia hn u sbawnrdi taib nogo Tko.d edictahbteoe o tkoh er iasn i nadeqrueattubernu ,tt h oen loyn teh aIc ta pnu lbicmlayk e. MAURIWC.EM .P OPE Sintchepe u blicoaftt hifieor nse td itoifto hni s bosockr itpwtos havbee esnu ecscsfudlelcyi phaenrdet dh,eu nderstoafn ding anothhaebsre en siginmipfiorvceadn.t ly Ih avdee scrtihbneee dwd ecipheirnma enen xttse npdoesdt ­ scriTphtem. o rder amaotfti hce amn,td h meo rwei de-rainng ing itcso nsequheanbsce eetsnh, ao ftt hMea ysac ritphotet :h ietsrh at ofC ariTahni.ts h,o uegqhu amleJryi toarsai noa ucsh ievement, doenso hta vteh sea mcee lebsrtiattayun sdIh, a vdee awlitti ht moer breiRyT.h et hdi srcriispt th awth icuhs etdob ec alled HioegrlypHhiitcta intde n oiwsk nwona sL uviIah na.vl ea rgely rewritthtee nr eclheavpatnetr . Othertwhisesc er itphtwaste ruend echiepred icno ntinue tob es oI.h avneo dte awlitt thh vea riuolulsS suufclac tetsempts tos oltvhee mbu,[t h avmea daeb rimeefn tioofon n e curious 'diepcherm[ed nintdo' tt h eknn owa bo-utt haotfD utcbhy Japanmeesdeils c taudiennt thesei ghtceeennrttyuh. Beyotnhd[i h sa vaed doendo er t wom inopro ionfts su bstance, claraif fwei peads saangudep sd atthenedo taensbd i blaipohgIyr . shoullidtk oet hamnykp ubliwsahremrflsoryl ettmiedn ogs oa nd form ucehl s[meu.s atl asco kwnloedwgietn hol ewsasr mth a great deaolfs cohlahrell-ypf rnotA nnMao ruprgo D(aovniacegesa in); formS tepaDnailela enyfd;or mM ichCaoeela ndS imoMna rtin. Buwth agti vmeest hger eatesth apprpiiivntsae htsadeset s piittse beitnwge nItvyye-e fasrisn ce the Ific rasknte etpeh dseia tmieo n dedtiicoan. MauriW.cMe.P ope Praecfe Oxford, Oxford SixT heC yprioSty lalbary SevenL uviaHni eroglyphic Eight Evaanndts h eA egeaSnc ripts NineK oberV,e ntriasn,dL inear Conclusion The DeciphermeonfCt a rian TheM ayaG lyphs Noteosn t het ext GlossaorfTy e chnicTaelr ms Bibilography Photograpahcikcn owledgments Index THE DISCOVERYO F CYPRIOT WRITING ITSD ECIPHERMENT THE SLOW PROCESSO F ITSD ECIPHERMENT DECIPHERMENT TECHNIQUES EARLY INTIMATIONSO F CRETAN WRITING ' EXCAVATION AND SPECULATION EVANS FINAL VIEWS ALICE KOBER MICHAEL VENTRIS SUCCESS THE HISTORY OF WRITING MORALS THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM A WAY FORWARD CONFIRMATION FIRSTI NTIMATIONS REDISCOVERY THE MAYA CALENDAR READING THE TEXTS ORIGINSA ND CONCLUSIONS PartT hreeA egeana nd Anatoliawnr iting 132 132 127 163 143 146 151 155 B 195 159 162 127 181 181 186 Postsrcipt 129 192 192 194 159 195 195 198 199 202 204 215 218 225 226 DECIPEHNETRSM DNA I arbey f rat hmeo sgtl amoourasc hieveomfe nts scholaTrhsehriieaspt .o uocfhm agic uanbkonunot ww riting, especwihaelinclt oy m feorsm t hree moptaesa tna,dc orresponding gloirsby o untdoa ttacht oti htpese erlswfoh nofi rssto lvietss mysteMroyr.e oavd eerc ipheirsm ejnnsuottat m ystesroyl ved. Iitas l ask oe tyo f urthkenro wledge,a t orpeeaens-iuvnaroguf l t histtohrryo wuhgihc forhc ountcleenstsun rohi uemsna m inhda s wandeFriendla.yil ,mt a yb ead ramatict prueimrpshTo.hn oaulg h mandye cipheshr amvebene tecna rrtiherdo ubgyh persosfional schoalsiaw tre sri ent hneo rmcaolu rosfde u ttyh,ii nsso stof ort he thrmeoes ftma ou:st hdee cipheorfmt ehnEet g yipathni ero­ glypbhysC hamlploioofnc ,u noerimfb yR awlinasnodon f, MycenaLeianne Ba bryV entTrhiessw.ee reex ceptfiaeotnsa lo f exceptmieonTn.ha el orfeus st t aermep ttoea dso kfe acohft hem Wherdeoy oufi nhdis st ?a. r. . Havwee a ugihnot u sro bneirgt s hhaploli nt Such aesn dwhsei rsae n,dd i rtehcmete ans Ofw orkionuogtu pru rpose assht i.rsa. i.g ht Butt heirsae n otahsepre ocfdt e ciphewrhmiecmnhat k eist wortohfay t tenatniwdoh ni chha s nowthhaivtneegtr o d ow ith anoyft hersoem anctoincs ideratitohnaasast;s oncaimoelloyg,i cal phenomeiintsso p ne ictcio tf hmeo dewmo rlTdh.o wsheo r emem­ ber1 95t3h,ye e awrh enVe ntarnidCs h adwipcukbh leids the decipheorfLm ienneBta, wr i lrle ctahlailtwt a sm arkbeydt wo othgerre aactc ompmelnitsHshi.l laanrTdye nsminagdt eh fei rst succuelas sscfoenftt hh ei ghmeosutn tiani nwt ohrel Cdr.i acnkd Watson estasbtlriusecho teftud hr et hem olecaunlde ,s o tootkhf ei rsstietpn e xpliantighn mee chanoifls eim.Wf hicvheer irse garadste hdge r eapteersstof aentao lrt hmeo sitm oprtainnt itcso nsequtehneccreaebsn e, n oq uestwihoinco hf tbheeml ongs tot hrea rceastte gory of achiienov tehmseeornc ti.e tPieeosp le havcel biemdm ountaPienospi.ln oe t hseorc iehtaivmeeas d e sciendtiisfciocva ebroiwuehtsa i tns o otb vitoout shs ee nsBeust. the recooftv hekere yyt o a ne xtiwnrcitt siynsgt iesamt hing whichha nse ver abteteenem dpl,te atl oancemc oplshied, by anyboedxyc eipntt h lea tswto o rt hrceeen tuorfoi uerosw n ciivlization. Thes tudofyd eciphesrhmoeuntlthd e orreebf ec apaobfl e makian vga luacbolnet ribtuott hiheoi ns toofri yd eaTsw.o 9 Introduction furthceorn sideirnactrietoahnsipseso tenvtailauTleh .ef irisst thaitnt haer chitoefcs tcuhroel aar dsehciipp herimnet nhte is natuorfaek eystIodtne ep.e onndp sr iroers uilnmt asn dyi effrent departomfleenatrsn ainnodgn ,ci enp osiltoicotknhs et mo gether. Int hhea nodfsa m ediecvlaelhr okw,e vweerl lo-rimdne ifnt he learonifn thgii mste h,Re o seStttoawn oeu lhdav e baesue sne less as pthhooetg rapahm ootfo ri-ntc hahera nodfasR oman engineer, howevesrk uillN.fe itohfet rh ewmo ulhda vhea dt hnee cessary theoorrit ehse necteescshanriayqtt u heedsii rs ptoost aulr n the gittf oa ccouonret v,e tno r ecogwnhiaztew aistI. ti so nt he graddueavle lopamneden lta biooronaf st uch thaenodtre icehs­ niqutehsaah t i stoofdr eyc iphemrumsetn tc oncelnetaarssat t e at mucha s tohnfe m ala nag-rsaomlvsitnegp s.i snT ohtoi nsl y essenfort ipaar lo puenrd erstoafnt dhuieln tgi msautcecbe usts , alesnoo rmoeuxstleytn hdiesn teorfte hseetn quiNreyol.pao tnist philosoCphhuerorcfEsh n, g lbainsdh loepasd,mi antgh emiaatnisc, garmmarioafCn hsi naersaeemo ntgh owsheop layase idg nificant paritns haptihniegd eaabso Eugty apntEd g yptwiraingtw ihnich culmeidni anCt hamopllifomanlr' esa doiftn hghe i eroglyphs. Thes ecocnodn sidewrhaitcmihao knaes st uodfdy e cipherment valuaibntl hehe i stoofir dye iatssh cee rtaoiftn htmeyi lestones. Nos ucrhe liableo fma ecahsiuerveeesxm ieisnnott t hfeire olfd s litesrtauredyxy c etphte msoesvte treelcyh nTihceta hle.o orfi es litecrrairtyi fcsaihsimo nianbd lieeffr ent cecnatnunbroeit e s gradaecdc ortdoit nhged ierg roefae p proxiiotmnoa t thter uth. Butw iht deciphenromotenn ltcysa n wew hteesnlu lc cheasss beeanc hiebvuewtde ,c atno s omeex temneta sutrhpeer ogress thhatab se emna edt owairatdta s n oynte imTeh.u tsh hesi torian ofd eciphecramcneo nmtb itnhpeer eciosfaih oins toofsr cyi ence witthh rei chonfeah s iss tooftr hyhe u manities. 10 Introduction

Description:
The desire to solve mysteries is as old as humanity and the spell of an unknown writing has always been particularly potent. This is a discussion of the contributions to the science of decipherment made by theorists such as Leibnitz and by brilliant practitioners of it from Champollion to Ventris. M
See more

The list of books you might like

Upgrade Premium
Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.
DMCA & Copyright: Dear all, most of the website is community built, users are uploading hundred of books everyday, which makes really hard for us to identify copyrighted material, please contact us if you want any material removed.
Copyright @ PDFdrive.to, 2022 | We love our users