The Obsolescence and Demise of Cuneiform Writing in Elam
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | The Obsolescence and Demise of Cuneiform Writing in Elam - The Disappearance of Writing Systems |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Jeremy Black †; University of Oxford; United Kingdom |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Linguistics; History |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | ancient writing; cuneiform writing; Elam; linguistics |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | P121-149 Science of language (Linguistics); P101-410 Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Elam is the historical name for the region of south-western Iran closest to Iraq, covering both the mountainous area and the plain. It was anciently the region of the Elamite civilization, with its own language, which was written in cuneiform script for almost 2000 years. Uniquely, three distinct cuneiform writing systems were used in south-western Iran in ancient times: Mesopotamian cuneiform, writing various phases of Akkadian language; the adaptation derived from that used to write Elamite; and Old Persian cuneiform, invented to write this early Indo-European language. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Sep-2008 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | historical and methodological study |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/18951 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.18951 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; The Disappearance of Writing Systems |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Elam, 2700 BCE |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |