TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedrich,Johannes
TI  - Extinct languages
AV  - P211 F911E
PY  - 1957///
CY  - New York
PB  - Philosophical Library
KW  - Alphabet
KW  - Writing
KW  - History
N1  - Translation of Entzifferung verschollener Schriften und Sprachen; Translated from the original German by Frank Gaynor; Pt. 1. The three great decipherments in the study of the ancient orient -- The Egyptian hieroglyphics -- Cuneiform writing -- The Hittite hieroglyphic writing -- Pt. 2. The decipherment and study of the other scripts and languages of the world -- The decipherment of other unknown scripts and languages -- The decipherment of other unknown scripts -- The translation of other unknown languages -- Pt. 3.  Principles of the methodology of the decipherment of extinct scripts and languages -- Pt. 4. A few examples of undeciphered scripts -- The Sinaitic script -- The Cretan-Minoan script -- The Carian script -- The Indus Valley script; Also issued online
N2  - Study of the history and methods of decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the cuneiform writing of a number of scripts and languages of the ancient world
ER  -