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Ancient peoples in their own words / by Kerrigan, Michael,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.Ranging from the Egyptians to the late Roman Empire, Ancient Peoples in Their Own Words celebrates historical primary sources in an exciting, accessible way. Presenting numerous ancient inscriptions from tombs, ceramics, and buildings, accompanied by translations and explanatory text, Ancient Peoples in Their Own Words reveals the significance of these works both in the past and today. Along with famous cases such as the Egyptian Rosetta Stone and Tutankhamun's Tomb, as well as the lesser-known Decree of Themistocles or samples of Roman graffiti, this illuminating volume includes citations from classical Greece, Rome, Persia, Minoan, and the Mycenean dynasties, as well as biblical texts and a few mysterious, undeciphered examples. Illustrated throughout, Ancient Peoples in Their Own Words provides an exciting, expertly written, highly informative, and innovative look into the classical world.
Subjects: History, Ancient; Hieroglyphics.; Inscriptions, Ancient.;
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The shaggy D.A. [videorecording] by Conway, Tim.(CARDINAL)748754; Jones, Dean.(CARDINAL)400773; Pleshette, Suzanne,1937-; Pleshette, Suzanne,1937-2008.; Salten, Felix,1869-1945.Hound of Florence.; Stevenson, Robert,1905-1986.(CARDINAL)435081; Van Patten, Dick.; Worley, Jo Anne,1937-; Wynn, Keenan,1916-1986.(CARDINAL)756362; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)340297; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)348538;
Character voices: Richard Bakalyan, Warren Berlinger.Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Suzanne Pleshette, Vic Tayback, Dick Van Patten, Keenan Wynn, Joanne Worley, John Fiedler, George Kirby.Wilby's all grown up now, with a wife and a son. Unfortunately, he's still subject to furry transformation every time the inscription on an ancient scarab ring is read aloud...not a comforting prospect when you're a candidate for District Attorney!MPAA rating: G.DVD; dual-layer format; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dogs; Inscriptions, Ancient; Dogs; Inscriptions;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The ancients in their own words / by Kerrigan, Michael,1959-(CARDINAL)684378;
Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.Mesopotamia -- Egypt -- Israel and the Holy Land -- Persia -- Greece -- The Phoenicians and Etruscans -- Rome.Packed with inscriptions dating from third millennium Mesopotamia to the Roman era, this book offers an exciting way of understanding the ancient world through the words of the people of the times. Each inscription is accompanied by a translation, background context, and feature explaining a little-known aspect of the author, subject, or culture.
Subjects: Antiquities.; Archaeology.; Civilization, Ancient.; Civilization, Classical.; Inscriptions, Ancient.; Inscriptions antiques.;
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Gravskatte fra det gamle Aegypten / Tomb treasures from Ancient Egypt / by Mogens Jorgensen ; with contributions from Paul John Frandsen ... [and others]. by Jørgensen, Mogens Schou.(CARDINAL)265183; Frandsen, Paul John,1943-(CARDINAL)265182; Nationalmuseet (Denmark)(CARDINAL)140848; Ny Carlsberg glyptotek.(CARDINAL)132721;
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Art, Egyptian; Art, Ancient; Tombs; Nobility; Inscriptions, Egyptian;
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Egyptological researches ... / by Müller, W. Max(Wilhelm Max),1862-1919.(CARDINAL)218487;
[V. 1] Results of a journey in 1904. -- v. 2. Results of a journey in 1906. -- v. 3. The bilingual decrees of Philae, ed. by H.F. Lutz.
Subjects: Rosetta stone.; Inscriptions, Egyptian.; Geography, Ancient.; Old State Library Collection.;
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Wethersfield inscriptions : a complete record of the inscriptions in the five burial places in the ancient town of Wethersfield, including the towns of Rocky Hill, Newington, and Beckley Quarter (in Berlin), also a portion of the inscriptions in the oldest cemetery in Glastonbury / by Tillotson, Edward Sweetser,compiler.(CARDINAL)224277;
Subjects: Epitaphs;
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Wethersfield inscriptions; a complete record of the inscriptions in the five burial places in the ancient town of Wetherfield, including the towns of Rocky Hill, Newington, and Beckley Quarter (in Berlin), also a portion of the inscriptions in the oldest cemetery in Glastonbury. by Tillotson, Edward Sweetser.(CARDINAL)224277;
Subjects: Epitaphs; Epitaphs; Epitaphs; Epitaphs; Epitaphs; Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wethersfield inscriptions; [microform] a complete record of the inscriptions in the five burial places in the ancient town of Wethersfiled, including the towns of Rocky Hill, Newington, and Bekcley Quarter (in Berlin), also a portion of the inscriptions in the oldest cemetery in Glastonbury / by Tillotson, Edward Sweetser.(CARDINAL)224277;
Subjects: Family histories.; Cemeteries; Epitaphs; Epitaphs; Epitaphs; Epitaphs; Epitaphs;
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Cuneiform / by Finkel, Irving L.,author.(CARDINAL)645467; Taylor, J.(Jonathan),author.(CARDINAL)787608;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) and index.
Subjects: Cuneiform writing.; Cuneiform inscriptions.; Cuneiform tablets.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The stone that spoke : and other clues to the decipherment of lost languages. by Frimmer, Steven.(CARDINAL)159399;
Bibliography: pages 184-185.Describes the discoveries of and efforts to decipher long forgotten languages and relates how the interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics, Assyrian cuneiform, and the Linear "B" of the Minoans opened important doors to these ancient civilizations.
Subjects: Inscriptions.; Inscriptions; Inscriptions;
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