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Delve into the world of ancient writing systems, from the Rosetta Stone to Codex Sinaiticus. Learn about hieroglyphics, alphabetic transcription, and the evolution of writing through history. Discover the significance of sound signs and determinatives in deciphering ancient texts. Unravel the mysteries of linguistic evolution through the lenses of ontogeny and phylogeny in this riveting exploration of ancient scripts.
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Codex Sinaiticus, written in the 4th century on parchment MagisculeUncial The manuscript here reproduced was written in the year 1022, and is now in the Ambrosian Library at Milan. It contains the Gospels only, and its official designation in the list of New Testament MSS. is Evan.348. MinisculeCursive
Hieroglyphics Rosetta Stone
Canopus Stone Decree of Ptolemy III 239 B.C, Rosetta Stone decree of Ptolemy V in 196 B.C.discovered 1799 Deciphered by Young and Champollion 1822
Hieroglyph Websites • http://www.greatscott.com/hiero • http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/hieroglyphs/ • Short Intro: http://www.iut.univ-paris8.fr/~rosmord/Intro/Intro.html • Hieroglyph Translators: • http://www.quizland.com/hiero.mv • http://www.kingtut-treasures.com/hiero.htm
Sound Signs • Sound Signs • Alphabetic • Bilateral • Trilateral • Sense Sounds • Ideograms • Determinatives
RA סּ • Word Sign • Determinative • Sound
Names of Gods • http://www.iut.univ-paris8.fr/~rosmord/Intro/node14.html#SECTION00061000000000000000
Ideograph • Hieroglyph • Abjad • Syllabary • Alphabet
Writing Systems J K N D J L Abjad JA KA AN NA DA JI LI Syllabary JAK AND JIL True Alphabetical Transcription JACK AND JILL Standard English Spelling
Cuneiform 3400 B.C. • Hieroglyphics 3000 B.C. • Linear A 2000-1200 B.C • Linear B c.1200-1000 B.C.(Mycenaean Greek) • Phoenician c.1200 B.C. (abjad) • Greek c.750 B.C. • Roman c.500 B.C. • Russian c.1000 A.D.