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IMAGES OF THE PAST

The Paleographic Past

 

Robert D. Morritt

 

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          As a child, whenever I saw ancient inscriptions on clay or stone tablets in our local Museum. I would wonder, what did those inscriptions mean? Who were these people and how did they sound when they talked? Contained within these pages are descriptions of skeletons excavated at Shanidar Cave in Iraq, dated to over 60-80,000 BPE. The transition of lithic inscriptions. Early paleography depicting logo phonetic, consontal, alphabetical and syllabic signs. The evolvement of the cuneiform writing system which existed from the 34th. c.BCE to the 1st, Century BPE. A look at Ancient Kingdoms from the dawn of time. Assyria (Sumeria) of the Hittites also ancient Israel. Archaic Canaanite inscriptions and examples found on ancient artifacts containing passages found in the Bible and verses of historical secular interests. For those who enjoy mystery, included is a Hebrew inscription discovered in New Mexico with a transcription that appears to have a Biblical origin.