{"product_id":"reading-and-writing-in-babylon-0674049683","title":"Reading and Writing in Babylon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0674049683\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charpin, Dominique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 5,000 years ago, the history of humanity radically changed direction when writing was invented in Sumer, the southern part of present-day Iraq. For the next three millennia, kings, aristocrats, and slaves all made intensive use of cuneiform script to document everything from royal archives to family records.In engaging style, Dominique Charpin shows how hundreds of thousands of clay tablets testify to the history of an ancient society that communicated broadly through letters to gods, insightful commentary, and sales receipts. He includes a number of passages, offered in translation, that allow readers an illuminating glimpse into the lives of Babylonians. Charpin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52106558636320,"sku":"NEW0674049683","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/910Yb_eH9wL.jpg?v=1785831878","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/reading-and-writing-in-babylon-0674049683","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}