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Earliest Writing.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:19 pm
by Minimalist
Sorry, boys. It is not "Hebrew."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/arts/ ... &src=twrhp
CHICAGO — One of the stars of the Oriental Institute’s new show, “Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond,” is a clay tablet that dates from around 3200 B.C. On it, written in cuneiform, the script language of ancient Sumer in Mesopotamia, is a list of professions, described in small, repetitive impressed characters that look more like wedge-shape footprints than what we recognize as writing.
In fact “it is among the earliest examples of writings that we know of so far,” according to the institute’s director, Gil J. Stein, and it provides insights into the life of one of the world’s oldest cultures.
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 4:53 pm
by kbs2244
“it is among the earliest examples of writings that we know of so far,”
I will take the Devils Advocate point and say it is hard to prove a negative.
Just because it hasn’t been found doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:15 pm
by Minimalist
I agree.
As soon as you find some, please let me know and I will re-evaluate.
(I won't hold my breath.)
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:24 pm
by Rokcet Scientist
kbs2244 wrote:Just because it hasn’t been found doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
It doesn't mean you may assume it
does exist either.
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:38 am
by Tiompan
Rokcet Scientist wrote:kbs2244 wrote:Just because it hasn’t been found doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
It doesn't mean you may assume it
does exist either.
Taphonomic logic would suggest , that the probability is that it does exist .
George
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:08 am
by Rokcet Scientist
Rokconomic logic says that's BS.
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:16 am
by Tiompan
Rokcet Scientist wrote:Rokconomic logic says that's BS.
Apart from yourself does anybody else have a clue what it entails or even use it with any success ?
George
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:01 pm
by Rokcet Scientist
I think Uniface, Digit, and Minimalist have their respective Uniomic, Digomic, and Miniomic logics that they are quite content with, afaik.
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:21 pm
by Minimalist
I know that Digit has an annoying tendency to rely on facts.
That should be unfair or something!
Re: Earliest Writing.
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:57 am
by Digit
Sorry Min, I'll try to avoid it in the future.
Roy.